Date Original
1861
Description
This collection contains the election results of the Home Guards of Pigeon Roost Township, Prairie County, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
In accordance with an ordinance enacted by the Arkansas Secession Convention, requiring each county in the State to appoint home guards of minute-men for local defense, the Prairie County Court met at Brownsville on June 24, 1861, to organize a home guard organization for the county. Over the next few weeks, each of the ten townships in Prairie County organized home guard companies. Pleasant A. Thomason, of Prairie Township, was appointed colonel and commander-in-chief of the Prairie County Home Guard. William C. Hazen (Clear Lake Township), A. J. Thomas (Pigeon Roost Township), and Benjamin C. Totten (White River Township) were appointed as War Finance Commissioners, and authorized and directed to procure arms for the home guard companies. Officers of the individual companies were commissioned by election. Unlike most other counties in the State, the Prairie County Home Guard maintained its organization well into 1862, although its strength was severely depleted as individual home guards began joining regular Confederate regiments.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Pigeon roost Township, Prairie County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.037.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Election of officers of Home Guards of Pigeon Roost Township, Prairie County, Arkansas, SMC.037.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Election of officers and Home Guards of Pigeon Roost Township, Prairie County, Arkansas, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
