Title

Franklin Whorton Desha

Creator

Date Original

Unknown

Description

Portrait of Franklin Whorton Desha wearing a Confederate uniform.

Biographical/Historical Note

He was the son of Robert M. Desha, grandson of Governor Joe Desha of Kentucky, and nephew of Ben Desha, for whom Desha county is named. February 28, 1819 to April 30, 1869

Subjects

Civil War

Language

English

Identifier

PHC00002888

Resource Type

Image

Collection

PHC photo file

Publisher

Arkansas State Archive

Recommended Citation

PHC00002888, PHC photo file, 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

Comments

This is a more recent photograph of the original cased image (ambrotype or daguerreotype), as this print shows the decorative metal framing around the portrait.