Date Original
1864
Description
This collection contains a letter written by Harris Wheat Hudson Company G, Harrell’s Battery, Arkansas Cavalry, Confederate States Army to his wife Martha Ellen "Matty" Byrne Hudson dated June 24, 1864.
Biographical/Historical Note
Harris Wheat Hudson (1826-1864) was born December 11, 1826 to James Harris Hudson and Sarah Ann Bellah Hudson in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Hudson married Martha Ellen “Matty” Byrne on June 2, 1851. They had five sons: James Brice Hudson, William Wiley Hudson, John Allen Hudson, Edward Stanford Hudson, and Wesley Wood Hudson and one daughter, Martha Harris Hudson. Harris Wheat Hudson served in Company G, Harrell’s Battery, Arkansas Cavalry, Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Hudson died of typhoid fever November 26, 1864 at Harrison, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.051.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Harris Wheat Hudson letter, SMC.051.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Harris Wheat Hudson 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
