*Robert, according to family history, entered the Confederate States Army when he was 14 years old. He was a member of Col. McCroy's Regiment from 1863-1865. He was discharged Feb 15, 1865 in Cape Girardeau MO. Mrs Cora Gordon-Campbell said it took Robert two years to return home to Center Ridge AR after his discharge.
She also said Robert enlistede in the Confederate Army at Lewisburg AR in 1863. One day a neighbor rode up and told Robert's father that Northern sympathizers were riding through the county killing all boys old enough to fight. That night Robert and one of his friends rode to Lewisburg and enlisted the next day.
~ Miranda Smith