PHELPS, John Smith

Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 22 1814, Simsbury CT

Died: November 20 1886, St Louis MO

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, US congressman

War Service: 1861 recruited Phelps' Regiment of Missouri Infantry - October 1861 Lt. Col., December 1861 Col., Pea Ridge, served as military governor of Arkansas, July 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers - not confirmed by the Senate, commission expired.

Post War: Lawyer, politician, governor of Missouri