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Indexed as William R. Bittick, William Bittick, William Biddick, William R.
Biddick
5 Sept 1862, William Bittick joined Boone's Regiment [Item
8]
6 Sept 1862, William Biddick sworn into Boone's Regiment by Col. Boone in
Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
10 Nov 1862, William Bittick surrendered/captured in Jefferson Co, Missouri
[Items 2, 3, 16]; surrendered to Captain Yeager of the E. M. M. [Item 8]
10 Nov 1862, William Bittick received at Gratiot Street Military Prison, St.
Louis, Missouri [Items 2, 3]
1 Nov to 16 Nov 1862, William Bittick, Guerilla in Boone's Regiment, appears on
a roll of Prisoners of War received and discharged at Gratiot Street Military
Prison, St. Louis, Missouri; received 10 Nov, 1862 [Item
2]
16 Nov to 30 Nov 1862, William Bittick, Guerilla in Boone's Regiment, appears on
a roll of Prisoners of War received and discharged at Gratiot Street Military
Prison, St. Louis, Missouri; received 10 Nov, 1862, discharged 18 Nov 1862 [Item
3]
18 Nov 1862, William Bittick discharged from Gratiot Street Military Prison, St.
Louis, Missouri, transferred to Myrtle Street Prison [Item 3]
18 Nov 1862, William Bittick received at Myrtle Street Prison, St. Louis,
Missouri [Item 16]
8 Dec 1862, William R. Bittick of Jefferson Co, Missouri, appeared before a
Military Commission Board of Officers. He was charged with being in arms
against the U. S. as a Partisan Ranger under Boone, plead guilty, and the Board
found him guilty as charged. Board recommended that he be held until 1 Mar
1863 then released upon oath and bond of $1000. [Item
5, Item 6]
10 Jan 1863, E. A. Smith/Mrs. Elizabeth Smith [wife of Dr. George A. Smith]
wrote a letter to Col. F. A. Dick requesting clemency for and release of William
Biddick, Jacob Schults, George W. Schults and George Stoker. All were
being held in Myrtle Street Prison. [Item
10a, Item 10b,
Item 10c; see note below for
information regarding E. A. Smith. Jacob & George W. Schults were William
R. Bittick's brothers-in-law; George Stoker was Thomas Simon? Bittick's
brother-in-law.]
16? Jan 1863, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith requested an interview with Col. F. A. Dick,
Provost Marshall General. [Item 11]
20 Jan 1863, In a statement made at Myrtle Street Prison, William R. Biddick
states that:
He age was 31
years, was born in & lived in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item
14a]
He gave
himself up/was captured by the militia in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
He had been
out about two months with Boone, rank was private, sworn into Rebel service
about 6 Sept 1862 by Col. Boone in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
When
captured, he was first taken to Sulphur Springs, remained there one day, then
sent to Gratiot Street Prison, after 8 days was transferred to Myrtle Street
Prison [Item 14a]
He never took
the oath of allegiance to the United States [Item 14a]
He was "in
arms during the rebellion" once, served under Col. Boone, in no battles or
skirmishes, etc [Item 14b]
He was not
enrolled in the E. M. M., "went with Boone to escape the enrolment", & was not a
southern sympathizer [Item 14b]
He had no
slaves; his occupation was farmer; he had a wife and three children [Item
14c]
He was
persuaded to join Boone by James Kidd & Jesse Kidd [Item 14c]
His relatives
in the rebellion were two brothers-in-law who went with Boone & were now in
Myrtle Street Prison. [Item 14c]
20 Jan 1863, based on his statement and representations of his neighbor, Mrs.
Smith, it was recommended that William be released on oath and bond of $1000.
[Item 14c]
3 Feb 1863 William R. Biddick release on oath and bond of $1000 and to enroll [Item
15 & Item 16]
1 Feb to 15 Feb 1863, William Bittick, Guerilla Boones Regiment, appears on a
roll of Prisoners of War received & discharged at Myrtle Street Prison, St.
Louis, Missouri; received 18 Nov 1862; discharged 3 Feb 1863 on oath & bond
[Item 16]
1 Mar 1863, original date that Board of Officers recommended William R. Bittick
be released [Item 4,
Item 6]
Additional information:
William Bittick lived in Merrimac Township, Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item
8]
William Biddick employed for a long time as a laborer on the farm of Dr. George
A. Smith. He had large family entirely dependent upon his support, a wife "about
to be confined", and three small children. [Item
10a]
William Biddick, Jacob Schults, George Stoker were on their way to Franklin to
surrender to U. S. authorities at the house of Thomas Whitworth. [Item
10b]
William Biddick was a brother-in-law to Jacob & George W. Schults. George
Stoker was Thomas Simon? Bittick's brother-in-law. [Item
10c]
Note:
1860 Merrimac Township, High Ridge PO, Jefferson Co, Missouri 28 June 1860,
p606:
#461/428 Geo. A. Smith 45 m Physician $9,000/3,100 Portugal
*Elizabeth A. Smith 30 f Pa
Margaret 21 f La?
Alonzo 3 m Mo
*I believe this is E. A. Smith/Mrs. Elizabeth Smith in the above letter. --MBG
E. A. Smith/Mrs. Smith also wrote a letter to Col Dick requesting the release of
Thomas Simon? Bittick.