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Date Original
1862 July-1867 April
Description
Bound journal kept by Capt. Henry Brockman during his time traveling through the South while fighting in the American Civil War.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Brockman was born in 1824 in Kentucky and moved to Missouri at a young age. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in July 1862 as a First Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain of Company K, Tenth Infantry Regiment, Second Missouri Brigade, also known as “Parson’s Brigade.” His unit served at Prairie Grove, Helena, and Little Rock, and was involved in many skirmishes in south Arkansas. Brockman was instrumental in the creation of a roaming Masonic lodge that traveled with the brigade. After the war, he returned to Missouri where he taught school for a short time before moving his family to Lincoln County, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Journal, 7.5" x 12"
Keywords
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Brockman, Henry, 1824-1881; Missouri Volunteers, 10th Regiment (1861-1864)
Geographical Area
Mississippi; Louisiana; Arkansas; Texas; Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Helena, Phillips County (Ark.); Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish (La)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000615, Item 1
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Henry Brockman journal, MS.000615
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Henry Brockman journal, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
Military History | United States History
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Pages are in order by the last recorded date on each page.