tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post157629218008245443..comments2023-09-02T05:26:07.693-07:00Comments on Camden-Miller-Pulaski Missouri History: The Notorious Captain Roberts! - Roberts, Bayly/Bailey, Hall, Williams Families (Camden County)farmcountryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10942741367796334934noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-8423560861885513242020-04-29T04:28:05.192-07:002020-04-29T04:28:05.192-07:00The email as formatted here will not process. Her...The email as formatted here will not process. Here's mine: hartc573@gmail.comfarmcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942741367796334934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-42333087506492951452020-04-27T09:27:24.332-07:002020-04-27T09:27:24.332-07:00oK, THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT BLOGGING. sIDNEY r. r...oK, THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT BLOGGING. sIDNEY r. rOBERTS WAS MY 2xggf. tRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE AUTHOR OF THIS GREAT PAPER. aLSO, i HAVE THE PIX jULIE IS AFTER PLUS MORE GENEOLOGY AND MATERIALS ON rOBERTS ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS. mY EMAIL IS WJRSJ@WINDSTREAM.nET. hELP. bILLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115202994612209507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-56162053056184981302015-12-17T01:33:20.943-08:002015-12-17T01:33:20.943-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.farmcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942741367796334934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-52733166334173457272015-10-31T15:14:24.205-07:002015-10-31T15:14:24.205-07:00Thanks so much Julie. I had no idea someone had c...Thanks so much Julie. I had no idea someone had confused Linn Creek Bill Roberts with the bushwhacker. I'd love to add whatever info/pics you have to share. J. W. McClurg was indeed the face of the federals in Camden County. You might enjoy reading my two blog posts on the slaves from Camden County that served in the US Colored Troops, especially the one detailing the exceptional life of Caswell McClurg. We celebrated the placement of his USCT headstone on his grave this month. farmcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942741367796334934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-10452897594894827252015-10-26T20:59:51.349-07:002015-10-26T20:59:51.349-07:00P.S. I have some pics of Sidney's brother Litt...P.S. I have some pics of Sidney's brother Littleberry (Jr.) Roberts, his wife and children. Also of some other family members. Unfortunately, I have never located a pic of Sidney, though I can imagine what he must have looked like based on his brother's photo. I'm happy to share with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761646304530347021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-261723622855921662015-10-26T20:56:03.175-07:002015-10-26T20:56:03.175-07:00It's great that you've posted this all in ...It's great that you've posted this all in one place, its been extremely helpful in my research. I've been trying to debunk a couple of footnoted items in Carol Bartells Civil War references stating that this Camden County Bill Roberts was actually the Bill Roberts from Boone County. I had already researched to determine that the Boone County Bill Roberts never left Boone County during this time, and it made no sense anyway that he would be in Linn Creek. He also came from an English Roberts family while my family is from a Huguenot Robert/Roberts line out of TN and SC (descended from Rev. Pierre Robert). <br />What's more my Roberts line was very, very Southern leaning and protective of MO's state sovereignty. It is extremely evident by the enlistments of every able bodied male in the family. Further, the fact that Sidney Roberts served in the MO Assembly in the 1850s and as a Colonel-Commissary General under BG Mosby Parsons and then directly for Price (later in Ark). On the day of the Monday's Hollow, Sidney and his son LeRoy would have been with the 6th Division under BG M.M. Parsons having just won the Battle at Wilson's Creek and headed to Carthage and then to Pea Ridge. LeRoy became a very decorated Capt. and served the entire war having finally been captured and imprisoned in the north, then sent to Gratiot prison. He was released at the end of the war and it appears he lost a foot. He retired to Vernon County, MO where Sidney owned additional land he had purchased some years before the war. (Also a connection to the communications and assistance he provided to the Sheriff of Vernon County prior to the war.) <br />I can update you with a couple more little known pieces of information. Sidney did pass away of disease 24 Aug 1862 in Pine Bluff, AR. At that time, many soldiers in AR were dying of disease. There was an rather large obituary in Little Rock paper in early September written by his friend and fellow officer Col. Austin Standish. Col. Standish and Gen Parsons, of course, later fight and die together in Mexico.<br />I've noticed that most modern historians have forgotten much of this rich mid-Missouri history because they focus almost solely on Gov. J. McClurg. While he added some heat to fire, he was very late to the game. And, everyone seems to forget he was a rich slave owner until he turned over a new leaf to become a Radical Republican. I'm not sure if that was a true change in beliefs or a particularly convenient political move to win office after the war. All I know is that Gov. McClurg and Bagnell Dam hang a heavy shadow over the early and interesting pioneers of Camden County. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761646304530347021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-69145590618273509982015-10-25T19:55:20.384-07:002015-10-25T19:55:20.384-07:00No, not related as far as I know - I have several ...No, not related as far as I know - I have several Camden County pioneer ancestors. Did your research indicate errors or additions? Always glad to update. Any information about where he was that day? Thanks!farmcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942741367796334934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748913672228027971.post-16933617095756982332015-10-19T13:24:11.993-07:002015-10-19T13:24:11.993-07:00Sidney R. Roberts is my 2x great grandfather. I...Sidney R. Roberts is my 2x great grandfather. I've been researching this line including military history for some time. Are you also related? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761646304530347021noreply@blogger.com