Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains one broadside, a message from William Lewis Cabell, Brigadier General, "To the People of North and West Arkansas" assuming command of troops during the U.S. Civil War.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) was a Confederate brigadier general who served in the Trans-Mississippi Department in Arkansas during the U.S. Civil War and served as mayor of Dallas, Texas in 1874, 1877, and 1883. He was born in Danville, Virginia, on January 1, 1827 and died in Dallas, Texas, on February 22, 1911. During the Civil War, he took command of Confederate troops on the White River and tried to take back control of northwestern Arkansas. He was captured at the Battle of Mine Creek on October 25, 1864 and spent the war as a prisoner at Johnson's Island and Fort Warren in Ohio and Massachusetts.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
General W.L. Cabell message, SMC.BS.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
General W.L. Cabell message, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
