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Tag Archives: Arkansas
18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
Item description: The Hillsborough Recorder of 18 May 1864 included this news item from the Richmond Enquirer of 5 May 1864. The excerpts are from letters describing a battle between General Stand Watie and the 1st Indian Brigade of the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged American Indian soldiers, Arkansas, Boggy Depot, Camp Longstreet, First Indian Brigade, Fort Smith, Indian brigade, John Milton Thayer, Little Rock, Native Americans, newspapers, Richmond Enquirer, Stand Watie, The Hillsborough Recorder, Western Theater
Comments Off on 18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
22 September 1863: “If they are unsuccessful, we must nerve ourselves to face many new trials.”
ITEM DESCRIPTION: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 22 September 1863, page 2, column 1. NB. The editorial describes the Battle of Chickamauga, fought 19-20 September 1863. TRANSCRIPTION: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPT’R. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Battle of Chickamauga, Braxton Bragg, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mobile, newspapers, Tennessee, Texas, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 22 September 1863: “If they are unsuccessful, we must nerve ourselves to face many new trials.”
9 April 1863: “I feel that I am useful, that the country needs every man of God at work”
Item Description: Letter from Henry C. Lay to his wife. He writes about live in Arkansas as he travels around preaching. Henry Champlin Lay (1823-1885) was an Episcopal clergyman and bishop. Lay was an Episcopal priest in Virginia, 1846-1847; in … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Arkansas, Civil War, Henry C. Lay Papers, preaching
Comments Off on 9 April 1863: “I feel that I am useful, that the country needs every man of God at work”
13 March 1863: “I was crowded to the wall, and was compelled to retire, the only alternative being to resign, or make war upon the President.”
Item description: Letter, 13 March 1863, from Gustavus Woodson Smith to Edmund Kirby-Smith. G.W. Smith writes to Kirby-Smith regarding a promotion for his friend, Jilson P. Johnson. He also comments on the recent resignation of his commission as major general. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Arkansas, commissions, Edmund Kirby-Smith, Gustavus Woodson Smith, Jilson P. Johnson, resignations
Comments Off on 13 March 1863: “I was crowded to the wall, and was compelled to retire, the only alternative being to resign, or make war upon the President.”
6 January 1863: “All deserters […] will be restored to duty without trial.”
Item description: Copy of General Orders, No. 2, dated 6 January 1863, granting amnesty to deserters who return to the Army of the Trans-Mississippi by the 1st of February 1863. Item transcription: HdQtrs. Trans Miss. Dept. Little Rock, Jany. 6, 1863 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged amnesty, Arkansas, deserters, general orders, Little Rock
Comments Off on 6 January 1863: “All deserters […] will be restored to duty without trial.”
6 May 1861: Postcard representing the date of Arkansas’s secession
Item description: Civil War era postcard, 6 May 1861, depicting Arkansas as a powerful force, tethered to the banner of states’ rights, ready to add to the ranks of seceded states. Item citation: From the Civil War Pictorial Envelopes, 1861-1865 #3409-z, Southern … Continue reading