| 1st Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Engineers | |
|---|---|
| Active | February 17, 1864 to July 22, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | Engineers |
| Nickname | Engineer Regiment of the West[1] |
| Engagements | Reconstruction of Nashville and Western RR Battle of Jonesborough Battle of Lovejoy's Station March to the Sea Siege of Savannah Carolinas Campaign Salkahatchie Swamps South Edisto River North Edisto River Battle of Columbia Lynch's Creek Battle of Bentonville Advance on Raleigh |
| Commanders | |
| First Commander | Colonel |
The 1st Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Engineers was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Organized February 17, 1864, by consolidation of Bissell's Engineer Regiment of the West and 25th Regiment Missouri Infantry. Attached to Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to August, 1864. Engineers Sherman's Army to July, 1865.
Assigned to duty on line of Nashville & Western Railroad rebuilding road from Nashville to the Tennessee River February 18 to May 10, 1864; then on line of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad building Blockhouses, repairing and protecting road until August 15. Ordered to Join Army in the field and march to the Chattahoochie River, Georgia, August 15-25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. At Atlanta until November 15. March to the sea November 15-December 10. In charge of Pontoons, Army of the Tennessee. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 2-5. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 12-13. Columbia February 15-17. Lynch's Creek February 26-27. Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24-April 10. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review
Regiment lost during service 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 146 Enlisted men by disease. Total 163. (This figure includes the casualties suffered by the "Bissell's Engineer Regiment of the West" before it was consolidated with the 25th Missouri Infantry to form the "1st Missouri Engineers".)