Owen A. Waddell, student 1854-1855

Waddell, who had attended the University of North Carolina prior to coming to R-MC, was an attorney in Warrensburg, MO at the beginning of the war. He joined Co. E of the 3rd Regiment of. the Missouri State Guards as a 3rd lieutenant on June 20, 1861. The company later became Co. A of the 1st Battn MO Infantry and Co. A of the 3rd MO Infantry, and Waddell was elected captain on Dec 2, 1861. He was promoted to major of the 5th MO Infantry on Sept. 1, 1862. Waddell was captured on July 4, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS and paroled on July 16, 1863 after taking the oath to lay down arms. He was exchanged near Mobile, AL on August, 1863.  returning to his regiment. Waddell was wounded in the stomach while leading a charge and waving the regimental flag in battle on October 5, 1864 at the Battle of Allatoona Pass in Bartow County, GA, and died the following day.