Date Original
1862-1868
Description
This collection contains correspondence to Charles B. Johnson and others, telegrams to and from Johnson, and Confederate States vouchers issued by Johnson to various persons.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles B. Johnson was born September 10, 1819, in Hartford, Connecticut. He later emigrated to Arkansas where he owned a mercantile business in Fort Smith with his brother, William R. Johnson. After the death of his brother in 1847, Charles continued the business with his brother-in-law, Marshal Grimes. He married Margaret A. Rector, the youngest daughter of Colonel Wharton Rector of Crawford County, in 1848, and had several children. Johnson was stationed at Fort Smith with the 51st Arkansas Militia on January 14, 1861. He was then sent to Sherman, Texas, by Major Thomas Lanigan as Commissionary Agent for the First Army Corps of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America, where he served the rest of the war. He returned to Fort Smith in 1869, but was soon taken ill. He never recovered from the illness and died January, 1870.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Texas: North Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.004.014
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Charles B. Johnson papers, SMC.004.014
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Charles B. Johnson papers, 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
