Date Original
1953
Description
This collection contains a letter and two lists.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rock Island held a prison camp which opened in 1863 to accommodate the large numbers of Confederate soldiers taken prisoner at various battles, having over 12,000 prisoners pass through its gates over the final eighteen months of the war. Nearly 2,000 prisoners were buried there, many dying from sickness or exposure. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was established in 1894 to commemorate the Confederate cause and care for the widows and children of Confederate dead. In later years, they also worked on documenting related history, producing pro-Southern literature, offering scholarships to participants that met their standards, and supported the KKK. An auxiliary organization, the Children of the Confederacy, also exists and is sponsored by the UDC.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Illinois
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.098.020
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Confederate prisoners of war who died at Rock Island (Ill.) list, SMC.098.020
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Confederate prisoners of war who died at Rock Island (Ill.) list, 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
