Son of James "Jimmie" Clark and Susannah Mary Nida
Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA., Peter's parents moved to Gallia County, Ohio, when he was only one or two years old in either 1826 or 1827. He was married there, in Gallia County, Ohio, to Eliza Jane Dupree, daughter of Tazwell Dupree and Rebecca Cornwall, on Jan. 23, 1845.
After several Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, his parents moved to Schuyler County, MO. This was according to the obituary of one of Peter's sisters. Peter made the move with them to Schuyler County, MO. This move to Schuyler Co., MO., took place about 1857. The aforementioned Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, took place in the mid to late 1840's.
In 1862 he enlisted and served as a Corporal in the 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry, a Confederate unit which, unfortunately, very little is known about as it was known for it's "Guerilla" tactics. One of the Commanders of the 1st NE MO CAV. was Colonel Joseph C. Porter, a man who is described in various records as "a key leader in the guerrilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy." His chief adversary, Union Colonel John McNeil, regarded him simply as "a bushwacker and traitor".
Throughout Porter's brief military career, his status as a regular army officer, with the attached authority and immunities, was not fully recognized by his adversaries. Those practicing irregular warfare were not recognized as legal combatants. Therefore the rights of regular rebel soldiers to be treated as combatants and prisoners of war, rather than criminals and traitors, was inconsistently observed. As such the soldiers of the 1st NE MO CAV., including Peter Nida Clark, were under threat of being hanged if captured by the Federals.
From the "Genealogy of The Clark Family" by John M. Clark, published in 1939, Peter Nida Clark "Was in the Confederate Army and was killed by Federal soldiers in Feb. 1864 while on a visit home".
Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA., Peter's parents moved to Gallia County, Ohio, when he was only one or two years old in either 1826 or 1827. He was married there, in Gallia County, Ohio, to Eliza Jane Dupree, daughter of Tazwell Dupree and Rebecca Cornwall, on Jan. 23, 1845.
After several Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, his parents moved to Schuyler County, MO. This was according to the obituary of one of Peter's sisters. Peter made the move with them to Schuyler County, MO. This move to Schuyler Co., MO., took place about 1857. The aforementioned Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, took place in the mid to late 1840's.
In 1862 he enlisted and served as a Corporal in the 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry, a Confederate unit which, unfortunately, very little is known about as it was known for it's "Guerilla" tactics. One of the Commanders of the 1st NE MO CAV. was Colonel Joseph C. Porter, a man who is described in various records as "a key leader in the guerrilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy." His chief adversary, Union Colonel John McNeil, regarded him simply as "a bushwacker and traitor".
Throughout Porter's brief military career, his status as a regular army officer, with the attached authority and immunities, was not fully recognized by his adversaries. Those practicing irregular warfare were not recognized as legal combatants. Therefore the rights of regular rebel soldiers to be treated as combatants and prisoners of war, rather than criminals and traitors, was inconsistently observed. As such the soldiers of the 1st NE MO CAV., including Peter Nida Clark, were under threat of being hanged if captured by the Federals.
From the "Genealogy of The Clark Family" by John M. Clark, published in 1939, Peter Nida Clark "Was in the Confederate Army and was killed by Federal soldiers in Feb. 1864 while on a visit home".
Son of James "Jimmie" Clark and Susannah Mary Nida
Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA., Peter's parents moved to Gallia County, Ohio, when he was only one or two years old in either 1826 or 1827. He was married there, in Gallia County, Ohio, to Eliza Jane Dupree, daughter of Tazwell Dupree and Rebecca Cornwall, on Jan. 23, 1845.
After several Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, his parents moved to Schuyler County, MO. This was according to the obituary of one of Peter's sisters. Peter made the move with them to Schuyler County, MO. This move to Schuyler Co., MO., took place about 1857. The aforementioned Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, took place in the mid to late 1840's.
In 1862 he enlisted and served as a Corporal in the 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry, a Confederate unit which, unfortunately, very little is known about as it was known for it's "Guerilla" tactics. One of the Commanders of the 1st NE MO CAV. was Colonel Joseph C. Porter, a man who is described in various records as "a key leader in the guerrilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy." His chief adversary, Union Colonel John McNeil, regarded him simply as "a bushwacker and traitor".
Throughout Porter's brief military career, his status as a regular army officer, with the attached authority and immunities, was not fully recognized by his adversaries. Those practicing irregular warfare were not recognized as legal combatants. Therefore the rights of regular rebel soldiers to be treated as combatants and prisoners of war, rather than criminals and traitors, was inconsistently observed. As such the soldiers of the 1st NE MO CAV., including Peter Nida Clark, were under threat of being hanged if captured by the Federals.
From the "Genealogy of The Clark Family" by John M. Clark, published in 1939, Peter Nida Clark "Was in the Confederate Army and was killed by Federal soldiers in Feb. 1864 while on a visit home".
Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA., Peter's parents moved to Gallia County, Ohio, when he was only one or two years old in either 1826 or 1827. He was married there, in Gallia County, Ohio, to Eliza Jane Dupree, daughter of Tazwell Dupree and Rebecca Cornwall, on Jan. 23, 1845.
After several Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, his parents moved to Schuyler County, MO. This was according to the obituary of one of Peter's sisters. Peter made the move with them to Schuyler County, MO. This move to Schuyler Co., MO., took place about 1857. The aforementioned Cholera epidemics in Gallia County, Ohio, took place in the mid to late 1840's.
In 1862 he enlisted and served as a Corporal in the 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry, a Confederate unit which, unfortunately, very little is known about as it was known for it's "Guerilla" tactics. One of the Commanders of the 1st NE MO CAV. was Colonel Joseph C. Porter, a man who is described in various records as "a key leader in the guerrilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy." His chief adversary, Union Colonel John McNeil, regarded him simply as "a bushwacker and traitor".
Throughout Porter's brief military career, his status as a regular army officer, with the attached authority and immunities, was not fully recognized by his adversaries. Those practicing irregular warfare were not recognized as legal combatants. Therefore the rights of regular rebel soldiers to be treated as combatants and prisoners of war, rather than criminals and traitors, was inconsistently observed. As such the soldiers of the 1st NE MO CAV., including Peter Nida Clark, were under threat of being hanged if captured by the Federals.
From the "Genealogy of The Clark Family" by John M. Clark, published in 1939, Peter Nida Clark "Was in the Confederate Army and was killed by Federal soldiers in Feb. 1864 while on a visit home".
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