SAMUEL BRADBURY ROBERTS -- 118thINFANTRYWITH THE 118th FROM 1862 TO 1865 -- Samuel Bradbury Roberts left hiswife, Rachel at home with his parents, John Roberts and Sarah Carr, whenhe enlisted in the 118th Infantry in August 1862. He was mustered intoCaptain John Stone's Company K with 81 other privates from the Peru, AuSable and Black Brook areas.Although he had signed on to serve for three years, the war ended beforehis time was up and he served for only 2 years, 10 months and 2 days.Samuel was with the 118th except for two periods in 1863 and 1864 whenhe was on detached service in Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA. He also waspromoted to corporal for a while in 1862 but was returned to ranks. The118th was mustered out in Richmond, VA, on June 13, 1865.Samuel returned home to his wife and started their family at Valcour inthe Town of Peru. For a while he and his wife tried working in Holyoke,MA, but returned home to Clinton County.The Plattsburgh Sentinel of December 20, 1895, carried his obituary --"ROBERTS -- at his home in Peru, November 2, 1895, Samuel BradburyRoberts, aged 59 years. Mr. Roberts was a veteran of the late Rebellion,having been a member of Co. K, 118th Regt. N. Y. S. V.Mr. Roberts had been a great sufferer for years from Bright's disease,and for many months had required constant and careful nursing, which wasfreely given by his devoted wife and children, assisted by the best ofneighbors.His widow, the former Rachel White, and five daughters and one sonsurvive him---Mrs. Presilla Anson of Peru, Mrs. Emma Fadden, MissesElsie. Minnie and Ethel, and Daniel A. Roberts of Elmira, NY, who havethe deep sympathy of all.The funeral services were largely attended from his late residence onWednesday, Nov. 6."Samuel was buried in the New Schuyler Falls Cemetery and a militaryheadstone was ordered for him. Rachel joined him there in 1920.
