Robert Berry (abt. 1841 - 1864)

Born about 1841 in United States

Died 11 Jan 1864 at about age 23 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Sgt Robert Berry served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: Died while POW
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 37th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

Robert was born in about 1841. He joined the 37th Arkansas Infantry (Bell's) in 1862. As a Sgt., he was captured at the Battle of Helena on 4 July 1863 and taken to the Alton Military Prison. He died there on 11 Jan 1864 of unknown causes. His name is inscribed on the monument at the Alton Confederate Cemetery.

Sources

• "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX5L-3WJ : 27 November 2014), Robert N Berry, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 230
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKNN-8MJ : 4 December 2014), Robert N. Berry, Sergeant, Company I, 37th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M376 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 821,812.
• "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-Y6KB : 16 March 2018), Robert N Berry, 11 Jan 1864; citing Death, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, p. 3, NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,024,456.
• Selected records of the War Department relating to Confederate prisoners of war, 1861-1865 [microform]. U.S. War Department. Published 1965. NARA publication M598 Roll 13, page 214

Research Notes

Might be this person in Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WS-MXL : 13 December 2017), Robert Berry in entry for Jesse W Osborn, 1860.