Date Original
1861-1865
Description
This collection contains James Hopson's reminiscences about the Civil War.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Henry Hopson was born January 29, 1837, in Hempstead County, Arkansas, to Samuel Hopson and Lucinda Catherina Stuart Hopson. James Henry Hopson married Marian Rebecca Denson in 1867in Sevier County, Arkansas. Their children were James Henry, Joseph Samuel, James Stuart, William Neville, Mary Hopkins, Naomi Eliza, Johnnye Gilliam, and Lucinda. Third Lieutenant Hopson served with the Fifth Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, State Troops and the First Consolidated Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army. Hopson died April 28, 1914, in Cromer, New Mexico.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; New Mexico
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.023.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
James H. Hopson Civil War account [photocopy], SMC.023.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
James H. Hopson Civil War account [photocopy], 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
