Title

Broadside, "To the People of Arkansas"

Creator

Files

Date Original

1861 April 18

Description

Broadside from men who had supported the Union until Lincoln's call for troops, saying they will now side with the South and urge the Secession Convention to reconvene to secede.

Transcription

D.C. Williams Es.
My friend.
We fought manfully
for the Union, but we now fight
manfully for the south.
yr true serenity
ThoRec

Physical Description

Broadside, 9.75" x 7.5"

Subjects

Broadsides; Civil War; Secession; Military deserters

Geographical Area

Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

SMC.BS.0130.002, Item 1

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Small manuscript collection

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Broadside, "To the People of Arkansas", Small manuscript collection, 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.

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