Date Original
1874
Description
This collection contains Arkansas Militia Special Orders Number 44, dated October 7, 1874.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Militia was established when Arkansas became a territory in 1819. Territorial Governor George Izard strengthened the militia during the Indian removal, since Arkansas was a corridor to Indian Territory. The militia was disbanded in southern states after the Civil War by an act of Congress. In 1868, Governor Powell Clayton organized a new state militia to combat the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.023.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Militia special orders number 44, SMC.023.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Militia special orders number 44, 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
