Zachariah Sims Military Records

Transcribed by Ronda J. Snider

[  ] = added by me

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 1: Muster Rolls

Zachariah Sims

Corp, Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry.

Appears on Company Muster Roll

for Aug 20 to Oct. 31, 1861

Present

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 2: Muster Rolls 

Zachariah Sims

S'gt, Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry.

Appears on Company Muster Roll

for Nov. & Dec., 1861

Present

Remarks:  Promoted to the rank of 4th Sergt. Dec. 13th 1861

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 3: Muster Rolls

Zachariah Sims

S'gt, Co. F., 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry

Appears on Company Muster Roll

for Jan. & Feb., 1862

Remarks:  Sick at Springfield

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 4: Muster Rolls

Zachariah Sims

Sergt. Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry

Appears on Company Muster Roll

for Mar & April, 1862

Absent

Remarks: absent sick

******

Zachariah Sims

Sergt Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry

Appears on Company Muster Roll

for May & June, 1862

Absent

Remarks:  Left Sick at Vera Cruz [Douglas County, Missouri?]

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 5: Transportation Order

St. Louis, Aug 4th 1862

Order for Transportation No. 78

By requisition of Lt H [?] A. Zlims [?] A. A. A. G. [?]

Issued to Col S B Parsons A. O. M.

For transportation of Serg. Z. Sims Co. F.

24th Mo. & Twenty (20) men -

From St. Louis Mo -

To Helena, Ark.

Returning to duty

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 6: Muster-in Roll

Zachariah Sims

Corp, Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry

Age [check mark] years

Appears on Company Muster-in Roll of the organization named above.  Roll dated Little Rock, Ark, Nov 5, 1863.

Muster-in to date  Oct 14, 1861

Joined for duty and enrolled:

When: Aug 20, 1861

Where: Rolla, Mo

Period: 3 [? or 5?] years.

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 7: Muster-out Roll

Zachariah ["+" or "t" inserted, possibly at a later date?] Sams

Sgt, Co. F, 24 Reg't Missouri Infantry

Appears on Co. Muster-out Roll, date St. Louis Mo, Oct 15, 1864

Remarks:  Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability By order of Genl Curtis Sept 4/62

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 8, part 1: Surgeon's Certificate of Disability

[See duplicate in Zachariah Sims Pension File, Items 63 &64.  There are some differences in the two copies, but they were hand copied at the time-there were no "Xerox" machines.  The Pension Office made their own notes on the back, which differ from those made by the military in part 2 of this item.]

ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.

CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE.

        Zachariah Sims of Captain S. P. Barris Company, (F), of the twenty fourth Regiment of United States, was enlisted by Capt. S P Barris, of the 24^th Regiment of Mo Vols at Rolla Mo on the 20^th day of August 1861, to serve 3 years; he was born in Morgan Co. in the State of Indiana, is 28 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, Fair complexion, Blue eyes, black hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Blacksmith. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty.

Subject to severe cramping which renders

him entirely unfit for duty

Station: Helena Arks.

Date: Aug 21, 62

S. P. Barris

Capt. Commanding Company

        I certify, that I have carefully examined the said [blank] of Captain [blank] Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of

                                                                        Epilepsy 

under which he has had an occasional attack for years 

but which has for the last six months occurred as often 

as twice a week, never longer than once a month without 

its recurence

N. B. Hocker Surgeon.

24^th Reg. Mo. Vols.

DISCHARGED this 4^th day of September 1862, at St. Louis

M [or W?] Davidson

Brig. Gen Commanding St. Louis Division

 

Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 8, part 2: Surgeon's Certificate of Disability