Date Original
1863
Description
This collection contains a xerox copy of a letter written in 1863 about camp life in Camden, Arkansas. Also included is a copy of an excerpt about Isaac Rice from Goodspeed's "Northwest Arkansas" history.
Biographical/Historical Note
Isaac Rice was born in Tennessee in 1836, and moved to Benton County, Arkansas with his family in 1842. He became a farmer in Benton County, marrying twice and fathering five children. Rice served as chaplain of the Thirty-fifth Arkansas Infantry in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the war, he became the minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Benton County. William F. Patton was Captain, Company F, Thirty-fifth Arkansas Infantry.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.032.009
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Isaac Tandy Rice letter, SMC.032.009
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Isaac Tandy Rice letter, 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
