Ancestor of J. Sanders, Patriotic Instructor
Calvin Marion Trout was born in Calloway County, Missouri about 1825. At this time, his parents names are unknown.
Marriage Records of Franklin County Missouri indicate that he married Martha Jane Phillips on May 27, 1856. She was a daughter of Nathan Phillips and Hannah Leach of Franklin County. Calvin, Martha and their four children were enumerated on the 1860 Federal Census of Franklin County Missouri, in Meramac Township, on page 222 by only their initials.
Calvin enlisted into the Union Army at Rolla, Phelps County Missouri on September. 27, 1862 and Mustered into Company I, 3rd Missouri Cavalry on June 21, 1863 at Arcadia
Marion C. Trout
in nearby Iron County Missouri. In March of 1864, the regiment formed part of Anderson's Brigade of Carr's Division, in Steele's Camden Expedition and remained in Arkansas the greater part of the year on scout duty. Calvin was wounded by gunshot, and on July 11, 1864 he was honorably discharged at Little Rock Arkansas.
The photo of Calvin shows him wearing a sling, and so was probably taken shortly after his service. Calvin returned to Franklin County, Missouri, where his wife, two sons and two daughters were living. The children of Calvin Marion Trout and Martha Jane Phillips were Clementine, Nancy, Henry and John. Calvin was a Miner by trade.
Family oral tradition tells us that "Calvin went to town to do the shopping and hitched a ride with a neighbor. A stranger also hitched a ride, and for no reason accused Calvin of many untruths. He hit Calvin with a board and knocked him from the wagon. He was stunned when he arrived home, and was put to bed. Calvin died three days later. Martha was so filled with grief that she took a cold and died two weeks later of pneumonia." The deaths of Calvin and Martha apparenly occurred shortly before the 1870 census.
The two young sons were sent to live on Indian Creek with family friends. Nancy who was only twelve at the time of her parents deaths, and her sister Clementine had to work for their room and board in many different homes.
At the age of sixteen Nancy met Andrew Jacob Jenni. They were married after a brief six month courtship. Andrew and Nancy had one daughter and six sons. Among them was Christian W. Jenni who became the grandfather of J. Sanders.
Unit History of the 3rd Regiment Cavalry Unit History (Source: The Missouri Civil War Museum )
Organized at Palmyra, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., October 15, 1861, to March 6, 1862. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1865. Separate Cavalry Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in Southeast Missouri and District of Rolla, Mo.. until December, 1862, under Prentiss and McNeil. Action near Hallsville, Mo., December 27, 1861. Mt. Zion Church December 28. Inman's Hollow July 7, 1862 (Cos. "B," "D," "G," "H"). Mountain Store, Big Piney, July 25-26 (Cos. "E," "F"). Scout in Sinking Creek and skirmish August 4-11 (Detachment). Salem August 9. Wayman's Mills and Spring Creek August 23. Scout from Salem to Current River August 24-28 (Co. "E"). Beaver Creek, Texas County, November 24. Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains November 30-December 6 (Cos. "A," "B"). Ozark December 2 (Cos. "A," "B"). Wood's Creek January 11, 1863. Hartsville, Wood's Fork, January 11. Batesville, Ark., February 4. Operations against Marmaduke April 17-May 2. Castor River, near Bloomfield, April 29. Bloomfield April 30. Coal Bluff, St. Francis River, April 30-May 1. Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., July 1-September 10. Moved from Wittsburg to Clarendon August 1-8. Near Bayou Metoe August 26. Bayou Metoe (or Reed's Bridge) August 27. Advance on Little Rock September 1-10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Brownsville September 16. At Jacksonport, Ark., November, 1863, to March, 1864. Affair at Jacksonport November 21, 1863 (Co. "E"). Reconnaissance from Little Rock December 5-13, 1863. Jacksonport December 23. Scouts from Brownsville January 17-19, 1864. Hot Springs February 4. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Elkins' Ferry, Little Missouri River, April 3-4. Mark's Mills April 5. Little Missouri River April 6. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Camden April 15, 16, 18 and 24. Mt. Elba Ferry April 26. Princeton April 29. Operations against Shelby, north of Arkansas River, May 18-31. At Little Rock until June, 1865. Benton Road, near Little Rock, July 19, 1864. Benton July 25 (Co. "C"). Scatterville July 28 (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6-16. At Tannery, near Little Rock, September 2 (Detachment). Expedition Little Rock to Fort Smith September 25-October 13 (Detachment). Reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt. Elba October 4-11. Reconnaissance from Little Rock to Princeton October 19-23. Princeton October 23. Expedition from Little Rock to Saline River November 17-18 (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Benton November 27-30 (Detachment). Mustered out June 14, 1865. (Co. "M" at Headquarters Dept. of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., November, 1862, to June, 1863.)
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 172 Enlisted men by disease. Total 213.
