Berry Canote
Private
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2017
I am looking for information on incidents in Randolph County, Missouri. The county saw a lot of bushwhacker activity throughout the war, but primarily in 1864. There was one battle, the Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, and a number of smaller incidents.
A bit of background on the county as related to the war. We were the home of a couple of Union units, the 46th EMM, and the 9th Cavalry Missouri Militia, and others were stationed here at various times. A number of bushwhackers were from the county. "Bloody Bill" Anderson and his brother were raised here. As for Confederate regulars, Colonel Poindexter lived here. General Sterling Price's wife was from Randolph County. Many men served in Perkins' Battalion. I am sure I am forgetting something.
I am mainly interested in skirmishes, but I am also interested in incidents such as citizen intimidation by both Union and Confederate forces (and there were a lot of those). I am working on a map of Civil War activity in the county. What I have thus far are Roan's Tan Yard, Anderson's raid on Huntsville, skirmish on Fayette Road in southwest Randolph County, raid on Renick by Anderson, skirmish at Allen, skirmish south of Huntsville on the Fayette Road, raid by Jim Anderson on a church in northwest Randolph County, skirmish on Bagby's farm, skirmish at Roanoke, and the assault of Joel Smith by Anderson. These activities while small are part of a bigger picture of the activity in the region such as the Battle of Fayette, the Centralia Massacre, the Battle of Centralia, and the fight at Mt. Zion. Any help would be appreciated. I can also help folks find information on activity in the region. Living in the town Bloody Bill and his family grew up in I have information many do not have. For example, I have traced Anderson's activities in the days following the Huntsville raid. Similarly, I have traced his activities following the raids on Renick and Allen. And I know the locations of many of the smaller incidents such as the fight at Bagby's farm. So I am basically asking for help, and offering to help anyone else that asks
A bit of background on the county as related to the war. We were the home of a couple of Union units, the 46th EMM, and the 9th Cavalry Missouri Militia, and others were stationed here at various times. A number of bushwhackers were from the county. "Bloody Bill" Anderson and his brother were raised here. As for Confederate regulars, Colonel Poindexter lived here. General Sterling Price's wife was from Randolph County. Many men served in Perkins' Battalion. I am sure I am forgetting something.
I am mainly interested in skirmishes, but I am also interested in incidents such as citizen intimidation by both Union and Confederate forces (and there were a lot of those). I am working on a map of Civil War activity in the county. What I have thus far are Roan's Tan Yard, Anderson's raid on Huntsville, skirmish on Fayette Road in southwest Randolph County, raid on Renick by Anderson, skirmish at Allen, skirmish south of Huntsville on the Fayette Road, raid by Jim Anderson on a church in northwest Randolph County, skirmish on Bagby's farm, skirmish at Roanoke, and the assault of Joel Smith by Anderson. These activities while small are part of a bigger picture of the activity in the region such as the Battle of Fayette, the Centralia Massacre, the Battle of Centralia, and the fight at Mt. Zion. Any help would be appreciated. I can also help folks find information on activity in the region. Living in the town Bloody Bill and his family grew up in I have information many do not have. For example, I have traced Anderson's activities in the days following the Huntsville raid. Similarly, I have traced his activities following the raids on Renick and Allen. And I know the locations of many of the smaller incidents such as the fight at Bagby's farm. So I am basically asking for help, and offering to help anyone else that asks