John T. Armantrout
E.R.S. Canby

In his Oath of Allegiance, signed and dated June 22, 1865, former Confederate soldier John T. Armantrout declares loyalty to the United States government and denounces the Confederacy. Attached is a document that permits Armantrout to return home, by order of Major General Canby, following the surrender in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 8, 1865. Also attached is Armantrout’s Certificate of Enrollment in the Missouri Militia, signed in Saline County in 1866. Armantrout served as a private in Company C, 10th Regiment of Missouri Volunteers.

1865 - 1866

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Confederate)
Surviving a Guerrilla War

John T. Armantrout
E.R.S. Canby

Saline County, Missouri

Bates County Historical Society

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