James W. Street

Narrative:

     James W. Street was born about 29 Feb 1844 in Missouri.^7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Carroll Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents, John M. Street and Mariah Brady.¹³ He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Morris Twp., Carroll Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents.¹⁴

A Casualty of the Civil War --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     The Enrolled Missouri Militia was created in Jul 1862 in response to a Confederate recruiting program begun that summer behind Federal lines in northeast Missouri. The previously established Missouri State Militia did not have the resources to address the growing guerrilla attacks. The new militia composed of part-time citizen soldiers was established to free the State Militia and Federal troops for field action. Most men in this militia served only a few weeks of active duty over the course of the next two and a half years.¹⁵
     The organization of the militia in Carroll Co., Missouri, began in early late summer of 1862. The 65th Enrolled Missouri Militia was organized under Col. John B. Hale, with ten companies composed of men from Carroll and Livingston counties.¹⁶ James and his older brother Andrew, and their younger sister Julia's husband, William Hardy Key, enrolled in Co. A, as privates under Capt. Minnis, on 28 Jul 1862. They entered active service the same day, and were released 6 Dec 1862, after 168 days in active service. The older brother, Andrew, was promoted to 1st lieutenant, though just when has not been found. John Wesley Isom, husband of their eldest sister, Sarah Jane, enrolled in the same unit on 9 Aug and served with them. James was detailed again from 24 Mar to 30 Apr 1863.^{17,18,19,20,21}
     The Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia began organizing in May 1863 to replace the part-time Enrolled Missouri Militia. The new militia was composed of full-time troops, selected from the earlier militia. They were to be those "who could most easily be spared from their ordinary avocations, having but few if any others dependent upon their labor for support." They would become eligible for Federal pensions after the war.¹⁵ James enrolled as a private in Co. E, 4th Regiment Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia 5 May 1863, at Carrollton, Missouri, under Capt. Calvert, and William enrolled as a corporal two days later. William served until 30 Jun 1863 and James was relieved from duty 1 Sep 1864. It seems likely that Andrew also served during that time, but no record of such service then has been found.^22,23,24,25
     Capt. William A. Beaty's company was first known as Beaty's Carroll County Citizen Guards. The Citizen Guards were an unpaid organization, even though his company was paid under the authorization of the P. E. M. M. It was later known as Beaty's Carroll County Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia.¹⁵ James is shown as enrolling in Capt. Beaty's Company as a private 1 Aug 1864 at Carrollton, Missouri, though he is not shown as released from his previous unit until a month later. His older brother Andrew was a 1st. lieutenant and his younger brother John and brother-in-law William were corporals in the unit.^26,27,28,29
     In the first week of Oct 1864 two Confederate officers, Col. Perry and Lt. Williams, were on leave to visit their homes in Livingston Co. Resting near Coloma they were found by a detachment of Maj. Deigel's unit, including James and John. The two Confederate officers were killed, an action the details of which remain disputed. The two brothers were clearly present, though their roles are unknown.³⁰
     Confederate Gen. Price's raid on Missouri had reached this area by mid Oct, and on 17 Oct 1864 a considerable force appeared at Corrollton and demanded it surrender. Maj. Diegel agreed to terms of a surrender, which included an agreement the troops would be immediately paroled and allowed to return home. However, the prisoners were not released as agreed but were held under guard.³¹
     The next day the officers were paroled, but the men were marched away, eventually reaching the headquarters of Gen. Price, in Grand Pass, Saline Co., Missouri. The next morning six men, including James and John, were called out by name, taken to a ravine, and shot dead. All had been on the patrol that killed the two Confederate officers, though two were not actually present. All the other men were then released.^32,33,34
     James died on 20 Oct 1864 in Grand Pass, Saline Co., Missouri, shot while a prisoner of war.^10,11 He was buried in the Streets Family Cemetery, Bogard, Carroll Co., Missouri, after being temporarily buried near where he was killed.¹²