Roberts, William

1823 - 1891  (68 years)

• Name	Roberts, William
  Birth	15 Jun 1823	Orange County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ROBE.W003
  _FGRAVE	25219116
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company I, 40th Illinois Infantry  [1]
  	Name: William Roberts Rank: Private Company: I William Roberts was born June 15, 1823 in Orange County, Indiana and resided in Clay County, Illinois and enlisted at age 38 on August 5, 1861 in Xenia, Illinois. He was mustered as a Private on August 10, 1861 at Camp Butler by Captain Gamaliel Hoskinson for three years. He was by occupation a farmer and unmarried at enlistment. He was 5’ 6” tall and had dark hair, blue eyes and a light complexion. He was wounded at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee on April 6, 1862. He was discharged from the army on March 7, 1863 due to disability. In 1883 he received a pension (#27305) for “malarial poisoning” for $8 per month. He died November 3, 1891 and is buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois. militaryhistoryonline.com
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	3 Nov 1891
  Burial	Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55718	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1823 - Orange County, Indiana Burial - - Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).