Dear Dorman_Nelson;
In doing my own 'research' into Thomas Moonlight; he had a very interesting military career; to which was mentioned by Rivrrat but; I also have him being a General:
Statistical Record Of The Armies Of The U.S.
Index To Names.
Moonlight, Thomas, 2,395
Statistical Record Of The Armies Of The U.S.
Part III.--Generals 2,395. " Thomas Moonlight, 11th " " " Feb. 13, "1865.O.R.--SERIES I--VOLUME XLVIII/2 [S# 102]
UNION CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STATES AND TERRITORIES,(*) FROM APRIL 1, 1865, TO JUNE 30, 1865.--#31
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
June 3, 1865--6 p.m.
Lieutenant-General GRANT:
Following dispatch from General Dodge just received:
FORT LEAVENWORTH, June 3, 1865.
Major-General POPE:
General Moonlight, with one column of cavalry and pack-mules, left for Powder River May 10. He reports that the Cheyennes seem to be breaking up into small parties. Two hundred lodges are trying to make their way south by the mountains. Troops are after this party. The Sioux, except 230 lodges, are in Black Hills; want to come in and treat. Little Thunder and Spotted Tail are at Laramie; do not deny that they have engaged in the troubles; say they were forced to it by Cheyennes. The Sioux all seem anxious to treat. Connor is evidently making every effort to carry out your instructions.
G. M. DODGE,
Major-General.
JNO. POPE,
Major-General.
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In looking up T. Moonlight:
O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME 8 [S# 8]
CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS. AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI, ARKANSAS. KANSAS, AND THE INDIAN TERRITORY FROM NOVEMBER 19, 1861, TO APRIL 10, 1862.
UNION CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. --12
GENERAL ORDERS No. 4.
HDQRS. DISTRICT OF KANSAS,
Fort Leavenworth, April 10, 1862.
I. In pursuance of General Orders, No. 77, from Headquarters Department of the Mississippi, dated Saint Louis, Mo., April 6, 1862, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the District of Kansas.
II.
Capt. Thomas Moonlight, Light Artillery, Kansas Volunteers, is hereby appointed acting assistant adjutant-general of this district.III. The other staff officers of this district will continue as before.
S. D. STURGIS,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
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In that capacity-his signature line was :
THOS. MOONLIGHT,
Captain, Light Artillery, Kans. Vols., and A. A. A. G.------------------------------------------------------------
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans.May 5, 1862.
S. D. STURGIS,
Brigadier-General, Commanding, was re-assigned.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., May 5, 1862.
I. Pursuant to instructions from Headquarters Department at Washington the undersigned hereby assumes command of this department.
II. The following-named officers are hereby assigned to duty on the staff of the brigadier-general commanding:
Capt. Thomas Moonlight, assistant adjutant-general.First Lieut. H. G. Loring, Tenth Kansas Volunteers, aide-de-camp.
First Lieut. J. Fin Hill, Tenth Kansas Volunteers, aide-de-camp.
III. The other staff officers heads of their respective departments (within this department) will continue as before.
JAS. G. BLUNT,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XIII [S# 19]
CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING SPECIALLY TO OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, THE INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST FROM APRIL 10 TO NOVEMBER 20, 1862.
UNION CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. -- #1
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH REGIMENT KANSAS VOLS.,
Camp Jewell, Paola, Kans., May 11, 1862.
Capt. THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Assistant Adjutant-General:
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His signature line also appeared as:
THOS. MOONLIGHT,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
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HEADQUARTERS INDIAN EXPEDITION,
Fort Scott, Kans., May 25, 1862.
Capt. THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of Kansas:---------------------------------------------
GENERAL ORDERS No. 19.
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,
Fort Leavenworth, August 8, 1862.
I. In leaving this post for active service in the field the general commanding takes pleasure in acknowledging the zeal and activity displayed by the heads of the different departments, well knowing that in his absence the same uniformity of action and conduct will be observed.
lI. Capt. J. M. Graham, Eighth Kansas Volunteers, is hereby appointed acting assistant adjutant-general of this department, and will be stationed at these headquarters. All communications will be addressed to him accordingly.
III. The following officers are hereby designated as heads of departments, &c., in the field:
Capt. Thomas Moonlight, assistant adjutant-general and chief of staff; Maj. V. P. Van Antwerp, inspector-general; Capt. J. G. Haskell, chief quartermaster; Capt. Oliver Barber, chief commissary; First Lieut. H. G. Loring, aide-de-camp; First Lieut. J. Fin Hill, aide-de-camp; Maj. C. Vaughan, additional aide-de-camp. All communications will be addressed to them accordingly. By order of Brig. Gen. J. G. Blunt:
THOS. MOONLIGHT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.--------------------------------------------------------------
SECOND BRIGADE, ARMY OF KANSAS,
September 12, 1862.
Captain MOONLIGHT, Fort Scott:-------------------------------------------------------
O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXII/1 [S# 32]
NOVEMBER 28, 1862.--Engagement at Cane Hill, or Boston Mountains, Ark.
No. 2.--Reports of Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt, U. S. Army, commanding division, with congratulatory orders.
HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, ARMY OF THE FRONTIER,
Cane Hill, Ark., December 3, 1862.
[Excerpt]--
first see Moonlight addressed as Lt. Colonel
I accordingly ordered up the Second Kansas and dismounted them. They charged up the steep acclivity in the advance, under the command of Capts. S. J. Crawford and A. P. Russell, Major [J. G.] Fisk having been wounded by a piece of shell early in the day. Next followed the Third Indian Regiment (Cherokee), under the command of Colonel [W. A.] Phillips, and its other field officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Downing and Major [J. A.] Foreman, voluntarily assisted by Major Van Antwerp, of my staff, and the Eleventh Kansas, under the command of its field officers, Colonel [Thomas] Ewing, [jr.,]
Lieutenant-Colonel [Thomas] Moonlight, and Major [P. B.] Plumb. The resistance of the rebels was stubborn and determined.
[excerpt]
JAS. G. BLUNT,
Brigadier-General, Comdg. First Division, Army of the Frontier.
Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS,
Commanding Department of the Missouri.
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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXII/1 [S# 32]
DECEMBER 7, 1862.--Battle of Prairie Grove, Fayetteville, or Illinois Creek, Ark.
No. 12.--Report of
Lieut. Col. Thomas Moonlight, Eleventh Kansas Infantry.
HDQRS. ELEVENTH REGIMENT KANSAS VOLUNTEERS,
Rhea's Mills, Ark., December 11, 1862.
THOS. MOONLIGHT,
Lieut. Col. Eleventh Regiment Kansas Vols., Comdg. Left Wing.
Col. THOMAS EWING, Jr.,
Commanding Eleventh Regiment Kansas Volunteers.
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HDQRS. 2D BRIG., 1ST DIV., ARMY OF THE FRONTIER,
Camp at Cable Hill, Ark., December 12, 1862.
WM. WEER,
Colonel, Commanding.
Lieutenant-Colonel MOONLIGHT,
Chief of Staff.
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HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE FRONTIER,
In the Field, Fort Blunt, C. N., July 26, 1863.
excerpt
am indebted to
Col. Thomas Moonlight, chief of staff; Capt. H. G. Loring, acting assistant adjutant-general, and Captains Cox and Kin-ter, of the Fourth and Fifth Indian Regiments, acting aides-de-camp, for valuable aid rendered during the engagement.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
JAS. G. BLUNT,
Major-General.
Maj. Gen. JOHN M. SCHOFIELD,
Commanding Department of the Missouri.
P. S.--I have designated this engagement as the "Battle of Honey Springs," that being the headquarters of General Cooper, on Elk Creek, in the immediate vicinity of the battle-field.
Return of Casualties in the Union forces in the engagement at Elk Creek, near Honey Springs, Ind. T., July 17, 1863.
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Fort Smith, Ark.
Col. JOHN EDWARDS.
18th Iowa, Lieut. Col. Hugh J. Campbell.
2d Kansas (colored), Col. Samuel J. Crawford.
12th Kansas (nine companies), Col. Charles W. Adams.
6th Kansas Cavalry, Lieut. Col. William T. Campbell.
14th Kansas Cavalry (eight companies), Lieut. Col. Thomas Moonlight.
2d Kansas Battery, Capt. Edward A. Smith.
3d Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I, Lieut. Josiah G. Cavert.
Roseville, Ark.
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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXXIV/1 [S# 61]
JUNE 16-20, 1864.--Expedition from Kansas into Missouri.
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, DISTRICT OF SOUTH KANSAS,
Mound City, Kans., June 26, 1864.
T. MOONLIGHT,
Colonel Eleventh Kansas Cavalry, Commanding. Capt. GEORGE S. HAMPTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Paola.
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THOS. J. McKEAN,
Brigadier-General, Commanding District.
Maj. Gen. S. R. CURTIS,
Comdg. Dept. of Kansas, Fort Leavenworth.
Col. JOHN EDWARDS.
2d Arkansas, Companies F and G, Maj. Marshall L. Stephenson.
2d Kansas (colored), Col. Samuel J. Crawford.
6th Kansas Cavalry, Maj. John A. Johnson, jr.
12th Kansas (nine companies), Col. Charles W. Adams.
14th Kansas Cavalry (nine companies), Col. Thomas Moonlight.
3d Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I, Lieut. Josiah G. Cavert.
2d Kansas Battery, Capt. Edward A. Smith.
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HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTH KANSAS,
Paola, Kans., April 1, 1864.
Lieut. Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
11th Regt. Kans.
Cav., Comdg. 2d Brig., Mound City, Kans.:
JOHN GRAY,
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
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THO. MOONLIGHT,
Colonel Eleventh Kansas Cavalry, Commanding. 23 R R--VOL XXXIV, PT III
SECOND BRIGADE.
Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.
Mound City.Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.
11th Kansas Cavalry, Company B, Lieut. Ira I. Taber.
Paola.-----------------------------------------------
O.R.--SERIES I--VOLUME XLI/1 [S# 83]
AUGUST 29-DECEMBER 2, 1864.--Price's Missouri Expedition.
For full details of this battle of Lexington I respectfully refer you to the report of
General Blunt, who was in command, and to the reports of his
subordinate commanders, Colonels Jennison and Moonlight, and also Hon. Senator Lane, of my volunteer staff, who accompanied and participated in this first conflict between my forces and the enemy. General Blunt, as directed by me, fell back to my headquarters at Independence, leaving
Colonel Moonlight, who had covered the retreat, to remain as a picket at the Little Blue, with arrangements to burn the bridge on the approach of the enemy to embarrass his progress.
[excerpt]
I name also as deserving honorable mention for active exertions in protecting the border, the post of Paola, and town of Mound City, and for gallantry on the march, and at the latter place on the night of the 24th and morning of the 25th of October, the names of:
Col. Thomas Moonlight, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, commanding brigade.
Lieut. Col. Samuel A. Drake, Seventeenth Kansas Volunteers (100-day's men).
Capt. S. W. Greer, Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, commanding, Mound City.
Captain Parks, Kansas State Militia, wounded at Mound City, also Privates Williams and Manlove, Kansas State Militia (the latter being killed at Mound City).
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DISTRICT OF COLORADO.
Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.
Denver, Colo. Ter.
Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.1st Colorado Cavalry, Company A, Lieut. George W. Hawkins.
1st Colorado Cavalry, Company D, Lieut. Luther Wilson.
NORTH SUB-DISTRICT.
Col. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.
Fort Laramie, Idaho Ter.
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HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE PLAINS,
Fort Laramie, Dak. Ter., July 6, 1865.
Maj. Gen. G. M. DODGE,
Department of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo.:
I can relieve Eleventh Kansas when Stagg's brigade arrives.
Colonel Moonlight is on way to Kearny, suspended from command. I have ordered him mustered out. His administration here was a series of blunders. Colonel Cole passed Columbus yesterday; is getting along finely. He will probably meet surveyors. Colonel Kidd's regiment (Sixth Michigan) arrived at Kearny yesterday. Have ordered him here. Stagg is two days east of Kearny. Cannot possibly move without rations. Have sent an officer to hurry them up. Have also ordered rations from Kearny and Cottonwood and all subsistence trains bound for Denver and Julesburg to this post. I may be able to get away in ten days. The mail stages west of Denver have again been stopped by Indians. I leave for Camp Collins in the morning to see about it. I have six companies of cavalry at Collins and Halleck, and Utah troops are guarding line on Bitter Creek. Will start the stages again immediately.
P. EDW. CONNOR,
Brigadier-General.
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But as you may note on the very top of this post--apparently others thought different of Brig. General P. E. Connor; as Moonlight is listed as a General - maybe a Brevet but, I cannot confirm eitherway.
Hope this helps your quest in researching Thomas Moonlight.
Respectfully submitted for consideration,
M. E. Wolf
[Source - Official Records of the Rebellion]
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