Hi Judy - long time since I have talked to you. Are you talking about the man killed out in his field, since there were only women around they pulled his body over to the fence and buried him there. An old story my Grannie told me. and by the way, I have always heard them called Bushwackers....I read that at the beginning of the War the Union pulled all their troops out of the west, and opened up the prisons. So along with deserters from both sides, Arkansas and MO were hit by the released convicts. My ancestor was home with her 3 children when a small group came by (they usually traveled in groups of 3-5 men), and stole the milk cow. (milk was about all she had to feed her young children). What else they did was never discussed except in wispers, Women did not talk about that kind of thing. Anyway, her husband was wounded and she went and somehow brought him home. This was towards the end of the war....once he was better, according to family lore, he hid out in a cave on his property. He came out sometimes at night to try to plow - with no mule - and raise some food for his family, but could not let anyone know he was home. Some would call him a coward, I figure he went off to fight for his family, he came home to protect his family. His brothers and nephews were all CSA, but his Searcy Co AR cousins many were Union and about three of them were killed. Now about the Adams name - and they were in Searcy Co AR ca 1830s on. They connect to the Turney family and were from the Cannon/Smith Co TN area..... I find a group coming out of Surry Co NC/Patrick Co Virginia ca 1809 to Smith County/Cannon Co Tennessee.....Adams, Overall, Keaton, Fuson and a Turney. This Adams family I think connects to King family. I also find Adam family in early Hawkins Co TN - say 1790. I wonder if they are the same family or different? I am looking for an Adams family in either Hawkins Co Tn on Clinch River area around 1785-1805, or an Adams near Liberty in Smith Co TN 1800-1812. It is a female born an Adams I am looking for, so a bit difficult trying to find her family. She married around 1811 or 1812 and could only have been maybe 13 at the time.....from there on I have her. Mary