Newton Wilkinson (1847 - 1896) U.S. Civil War “Ferguson Company” Need Fold3 Access

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Working in the challenge collaboration “2022 WikiTree Challenge 4: Adrienne Wilkinson”

We need Civil War Research collaboration for “Newt” Wilkinson. I believe he served in Missouri. His brother  Jasper Wilkinson (1837 - 1861) served in Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry and tragically died of “Lung Fever”. 

The sources I’m finding shows Newt served in Ferguson Company Missouri Militia? 63rd Regt.?  Needs Fold3 help

Thank you

See for Crawford County, Missouri. Familysearch 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)  

• Company I - Captain W.H. Ferguson - Many men from Cuba, Crawford County

See Wikitree Category: 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia, United States Civil War

Note: married a Susan Ferguson 

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See

Name: Newton Wilkinson
Pension Date: 29 Oct 1887
Pension Place: , United States
Military Rank: [BLANK]
Military Unit: [BLANK]
Military Regiment: [Blank]
File Name: 13546670
Shipping Company: Fergusons Co.

Affiliate Film Number: 13546670
Affiliate Publication Number: T289
Affiliate Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
Affiliate Name: National Archives and Records Administration
Image Number: 0022.jp2

Citing this Record
"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N427-CQQ : 24 March 2016), Newton Wilkinson, 1887.

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Name: Newton Wilkinson
Pension Date: 29 Oct 1887
Pension Place: Missouri, United States
Military Rank: [BLANK]
Military Unit: Militia
Military Regiment: 63
File Name: 3730410
Shipping Company: I

Affiliate Film Number: 3730410
Affiliate Publication Number: T289
Affiliate Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
Affiliate Name: National Archives and Records Administration
Image Number: 0077.jp2

Citing this Record
"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHC2-2J6 : 24 March 2016), Newton Wilkinson, 1887.

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He is really elusive.  I think that I saw the same pension record that you saw, but couldn't find him on Fold3.  

He also didn't pop up in the database maintained by the Missouri State Archives:

https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/soldiers/

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Fold3 image of "United States Civil War and Later pension Index, 1861-1917" Newton Wilkinson, 1887

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That's what I found, but none of the supporting information. Normally, there is almost too much.

Answer 1

Newton Wilkinson

in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

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Name:	Newton Wilkinson
Unit:	Ferguson Co Prov En Mo Mil.; I 63 En Mo Mil
Filing Date:	29 Oct 1881
Place Filed:	Missouri, USA
Relation to Head:	Soldier
Roll number:	519

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I'd say this corroborates what I found. What say you, Simpier-2

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I concur 

Answer 2

I may have found a lead. I searched under "Wilkerson, Newton" and came back with a hit on the Missouri SoS Soldiers and Sailors Database. https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/soldiers/Detail.aspx?id=S334782&conflict=Civil%20War

This was the same period that the bushwackers and Bill Anderson were running amok in N. Missouri. I saw an announcement from the MO Sec of War offering a $300 bounty for Missouri Militia Men to sign up.

Name	WILKERSON, NEWTON
Rank	Private
Conflict	Civil War
Side	Union
Type of Unit
Organization	Enrolled Missouri Militia
Name of Unit	Ferguson's Crawford County Provisional Company E.M.M.
Alternate Unit Name
Company
Period of Service	GO 107
Commander
Note
Record Group	Office of Adjutant General
Series Title	Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865
Box	90
Reel	s00892
Image	View Record

The handwriting on the Service Record looks like "Wilkinson" to me, so it might have been a transcription error listing the last name spelling of Wilkerson.

This individual served 248 days. Enlisted: Capt. Wm H Ferguson, Ferguson's Crawford County 107th EMM. 25 July 1864, Steelville, MO. Ordered to active service: Aug 24, 1864.

Mustered out: Relieved of duty Apr 5, 1865.

https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/soldiers/Results.aspx