Date Original
1862-1915
Description
This collection contains items from the Civil War, including general orders, correspondence, passes, certificates of appointment, and handwritten account of S.H. Nowlin's time as a prisoner of war during the Civil War.
Biographical/Historical Note
George P.C. Rumbough was born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on October 23, 1834.On August 7, 1862, he was commissioned as First Lieutenant Engineer, a staff of General Price of the Confederate Army. Rumbough and his wife, Muriel, lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he worked as a civil engineer. Rumbough died December 26, 1916.Prison life, as experienced by Samuel H. Nowlin, is within this collection. Nowlin was born April 11,1842, in Roanoke, Bedford County, Virginia. He enlisted in the Salem Flying Artillery, Company A,1st Regiment Virginia Artillery in April 1861. He later transferred to Company D, 5th Virginia Cavalry, where he served the rest of the war. He was captured at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia, May 11,1864. He spent a few months at a prison outside Richmond, Virginia. During transit to Point Lookout, Maryland, he was able to escape and meet back with his company. He was captured again at the Battle of Five Forks, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 1, 1865. He was released from Point Lookout, June 15, 1865.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000219
Resource Type
Text
Collection
George P.C. Rumbough papers, MS.000219
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
George P.C. Rumbough 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
