Date Original
Undated
Description
This collection contains the handwritten memoirs of John Lavender in a spiral notebook, and a copy of the memoirs typed out on loose paper.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Lavender was born in Fayette County, Georgia. He moved to Prairie County, Arkansas with his family in 1853. He worked as a carpenter in Hempstead and Montgomery County, Arkansas where he helped build the Masonic Hall in Mount Ida. until he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 as part of the "Montgomery Hunters" in Company "F" of Fourth Arkansas Infantry. His unit fought at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge) in northern Arkansas, On 30, August 1862, the unit participated in the "Battle of Richmond", Kentucky. Later in December they fought at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. e was forced to surrender at the battle of Nashville and stayed a prisoner in the north until the end of the war when he was able to return home to Arkansas to his father's home.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.044.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
John Lavender papers, SMC.044.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
John Lavender 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
