Date Original
1864
Description
This collection contains an autograph book kept by Captain John Parker while incarcerated at Johnson's Island Prison. He began passing the book around his barracks on January 28, 1864 and asked that each man sign their rank, military unit, hometown, and place of capture.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Parker was born in Bibb County, Alabama to Giles Parker and Elizabeth Isham Parker on October 6, 1829. Parker grew up in Mississippi but married his wife Sarah Jane Crawford in Louisiana on June 20, 1850. The Parkers moved to Nevada County, Arkansas in 1853. Parker enlisted in Company C, 20th Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States Army, and eventually was elected Captain of the Company. He was captured and imprisoned at Johnson's Island Prison Camp on Sandusky Bay, Ohio. Captain Parker returned to Arkansas after the war and died there January 15, 1908.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Ohio
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.053.009
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Captain John Parker autograph book, SMC.053.009
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Captain John Parker autograph book, 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
