But look at Maj. John Bradshaw rounded up his brothers cousins Maybe evan a son brother inlaw's and marched them to Little Rock to be tried for Treason i could not have done that in my case i had gg grandfathers uncles involved on both sides some Peace Society some 45th searcy county Militia there is even stories told about some sending slaves with food for the prisoners along the way and the slaves were killed for giving aid to the prisoners kenneth thesandys wrote: > Well, Heather, We all know that Searcy, Marion and other related counties > were RIPPED > right through the Heart during the civil war........Much of the county was > made of of the "Secret Peace Society" or the "Yeller Rag Boys". As they > were known by friends and neighbors. Paris Strickland and most of his > neighbors were part of that society, including my > Jameson men. Loyalty on the Frontier is a good reference that includes many > of our neighbor's on the Buffalo River.......rather sad reading isn't it??? > The men suffered so and their wives and children too. What a terror filled > life they all lived for so many years because of their beliefs of "Not > suceeding from the Union".....their grandfathers, uncles, cousins and even > father's were back home in the Union States and they DIDN'T want to fight > them. But, because of their resistance to Succession, they were put onto > lists and rounded up and arrested, then marched all the way to Little Rock, > two by two, in log chains, to stand trial for Treason. > > I sometimes feel them looking down on that beautiful land of Forest and > Rivers in Searcy County and smiling that in the end........they won, even > though they lost in the beginning. > > My great grandfather died Feb. 17, 1862, in the Confederate Army of > Arkansas, he fought with his brother-in-law Captain James Harrison Love, who > survived the war. I will never know if Great Grandfather, (like his > brothers, relatives, and friends like Paris Strickland), was in fact in > agreement with them about the Union, but, I suspect he was. The unit he > joined is the one they were "allowed" to join in exchange for not being hung > for Treason. He was a brave man in a sorta "No Win" situation and he didn't > win................He lost his life. (and left a wife and children behind). > Faye in Tx. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Heather Blair <h431@midway.uchicago.edu> > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:10 AM > Subject: [ARSEARCY] Paris Strickland > > > Posted on: Searcy County, Ar Query Forum > > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Searcy/11602 > > > > Surname: Turney, Strickland, Jones, Blair > > ------------------------- > > > > How are John Gordon Strickland m. Cinthia Robertson related to Samuel > Smith > > Strickland m. Aetna Jane Robertson? Were the two Stricklands and two > Robertsons > > siblings? > > > > I also found a book in the library: > > Bishop, A. W. (Lieut. col. First Arkansas Cavalry volunteers) Loyalty on > > the Frontier, or Sketches of Union Men of the South-west; with incidents > > and adventures in Rebellion on the Border. St Louis (R. P. Studley and > > Co., 1863). > > > > This book gave an account of Paris Strickland's travails during the Civil > > War, and how he had to face a fake trial and was almost executed. It seems > > that Paris was a Union sympathizer, while his father-in-law William Jones > > was a Confederate. Not quite brother-against-brother, but close enough! > > > > I also found William Jones as the official County Judge Searcy County, > > 1862-1864. Source: "Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas > > 1978" ed. Janice Wegener, published by Secretary of State Winston Bryant. > > Vol II, p. 377. > > > > - Heather > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2