During the Civil War, my great grandfather William Atteberry was somewhat of a rebel, giving the Union Army fits.
He, and several men were captured by the Union Army and placed in a building in Stoddard County, MO. They managed to escape, and as they rounded the corner of the building; a negro guard was standing there with gun in hand. William Atteberry took the gun, bashed in the guards head, and the three of them took off. You have to understand that at the time, Stoddard County was mostly swamp land. The Union Army had problems moving about in this area, but the natives, managed very well.

William would slip into the home of Charity Goforth Jackson at night for food and bullets that she had made by hand. (Charity Goforth Jackson's husband William, was already a member of the Confederate Army. One night he and a gentleman, Bill Hilderbrand, were leaving Charity's place and were ambushed by the Union Army. They made it to a river and swam acros. Hilderbrand was shot in the foot, captured the next day, then shot after being court martialed. (They were not members of either side) William Atteberry then joined the Confederate Army somewhere in AR. I cannot remember the name of the Officer in charge at this moment. They captured the "Bayou Meta Bridge." I found the papers where William Atteberry applied for a Confederate Pension, and the witness stated, "I saw Bill Atterberry roll a tar barel out onto the Bayou Meter Bridge and set it afar."

The group was captured the next day, and placed in a Ft. Smith Brig. When the war was over, and the Union Army left, they were free, as they thought to leave. William went home to his children in AR. He later married Sarah Goforth, the sister of Charity Goforth Jackson.

William never received a pension from the Confederate Army.

I am searching for informatin on William Atteberry's siblings. There were many, Rachael, Mark, John, Sarah a set of twins and the list goes on. I believe there were approximately ten siblings. His parents lived in Jackson Co. Ar. at the time. His father, William, is listed on the census until 1870.