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From: "Glee Krapf" <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Sartain & other Howard County Guerrillas
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:52:59 -0400
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I have just joined this list. I am looking for William H. Bee my 2nd great
grandfather. He was supposed to have fought for the Confedrate side during
the Civil War. He never returned home after 1862. He had a daughter born in
that year. This is a family story passed down to me. He lived in Howard Co.
MO. he is not listed with any southern units. Here is what a relative wrote
to me:
I am not sure if Henry Waller saw William Bea killed, but he likely did,
particularly if they were with the same unit which is very likely. According
to the information from (John Martin)Thompson, he (Henry Waller) died of a
head injury from the war some time after the war was over.

William Bea, fought for the Confederacy in Missouri -- probably with one of
the many Confederate Partisan Ranger (Guerilla) units (e.g., Quantrill), or
possibly with the 3rd Division Missouri State Guard. There were more
Confederate Partisan Ranger units in Missouri than any other state. This is
largely because the Yankees cut the State in half (East-to-West) early in
the war and it was difficult for men in the Northern part of the state to
get through to join the Confederate troops. There were many Confederate men
in the Northern part of the state; thus the number of Partisan Ranger units.
The Third Division of the Missouri State Guard was raised out of Howard and
Boone Counties.

According to information handed down by the family, William enlisted to
fight for the Confederate cause and left for war when the war started. He
fought and was killed in a skirmish as he was crossing a river. It could
very possibly have been the Missouri river because a number of skirmishes
took place along that river and he was from Howard County which it borders.
Howard and Boone Counties also leaned heavily toward the Confederacy.
However, we do not know. We do not have any information on when or where he
enlisted, what unit he was with, what skirmishes he fought in or when or
where he was killed. He apparently was never "officially recorded" when he
entered service or when he was killed. The Yankees sometimes just left the
dead Confederates on the field or shoved them in a hole and buried them in
unmarked graves. Yankee controlled press also often didn't report
Confederate deaths. Further, the records of the Missouri State Guard were
frequently incomplete and some of the names on the rolls are illegible. Many
of the Missouri State Guard soldiers and Partisan Rangers were not recorded
because of the political situation at that time. I have checked records of
both the regular Confederate units as well as those of the Missouri State
Guard and some of the Partisan Ranger units. Many of the Partisan Ranger
outfits did not keep formal records and those that did were usually
incomplete.

This is all that I know. Can anyone help me learn more about his Civil War
service. Thanks, Glee
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From: "The Holmes" <>
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Sartain & other Howard County Guerrillas


> Arleigh and others...
>
> It's my first time participating in this chat, and I hope my interests are
> relevant.
>
> For the past two years I've been researching a Howard County family by the
> name of Sartain. Calvin Sartain might have ridden with Quantrill for a
> brief time. He was captured after shooting at the White Cloud steamboat
> in
> 1861 and sent to military prison in St. Louis. But he escaped, made his
> way
> back to Howard County and joined or led another group of guerrillas. In
> 1862 he was captured again and this time lined up and shot in Laclede, MO.
>
> Anyway, Calvin Sartain was one of five brothers, all of whom fought (more
> or
> less) for the Confederacy. Some of them are now buried on my
> brother-in-law's farm in Howard County, hence the interest in this family.
>
> Any information on Howard County residents fighting for the Southern cause
> (especially with Anderson, Todd, Quantrill, etc.) would be greatly
> appreciated. I have a decent amount of information on dozens of families
> from Howard County I'd be happy to share as well. If nothing else, thank
> you for taking the time to read this.
>
> Chris Holmes
> St. Louis, MO
>
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