Date Original
1858
Description
This collection contains two photocopies of sheet music for the song, "I Am Near Thee," with words by J.E. Knight and music by Ben F. Scull.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ben F. Scull was born at Arkansas Post on January 27, 1829, to Hewes and Athenais Bogy Scull. Scull attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he received an M.D. degree. He married Mary Jane "Jamie" Reyburn in 1857. He was a physician and druggist, as well as a talented musician and organist. He wrote and published the music for the song, "I Am Near to Thee" in 1858, as well as several other works. Scull was also in the Confederate Army in the 1st Arkansas Infantry. He passed the Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Surgeon in 1862. Scull died of consumption in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, on March 5, 1869.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Hot Spring County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.026.027
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Ben F. Scull sheet music [photocopy], SMC.026.027
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Ben F. Scull sheet music [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
