Date Original
1860-1863
Description
This collection contains photocopies and typed transcripts of five letters written to Sarah Wilkinson from1860 to 1863. The letters include references to events of the Civil War in Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
The letters in this collection were written to Sarah Jones Wilkinson during the Civil War. Wilkinson was born on February 14, 1844, in Mississippi. She married John Wilkinson in McLennan, Texas, in 1858. The letters in this collection were written to her by her mother, Harriett N. Miller, her sister, Cornelia, and brother, Bourbon. Wilkinson died on November 13, 1919. Her family lived in Clark County, Arkansas, in the towns Spring Vale (believed to be in Caddo Township in Clark County) and Roach Woods, the location of which is unknown. From the information in the letters, her brother, Bourbon, fought in Speights Regiment during the Civil War.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Mississippi; Texas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.026.029
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Adams-Miller family letters [copies and transcripts], SMC.026.029
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Adams-Miller family letters [copies and transcripts], 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
