Date Original
1848-1915
Description
This collection contains material related to Americus Rieff's service in the Mexican and Civil wars. Reminiscences include accounts of Rieff's service under General Benjamin McCulloch in the Battle of Oak Hills, also known as the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which is considered the first battle west of the Mississippi during the Civil War. H.F. Rieff owned land in partnership with his father, Americus V. Rieff.
Biographical/Historical Note
Americus V. Rieff was born in Nashville, Tennessee, July 1, 1830, and moved with his parents to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1836. He enlisted as a private in Captain Stephen B. Enyart's Independent Mounted Volunteer Company in the Mexican War at Fayetteville on June 9, 1847. He was discharged on June 23, 1848. After the Mexican War, he studied architecture at the Ozark Institute. On December 19, 1854, he married Mary Jane Spencer at Cane Hill, Arkansas. Prior to the Civil War, Rieff was a contractor and builder. He enlisted May 1, 1861, at the rank of captain and organized a company of 100 cavalrymen to expel Union forces from Cassville, Missouri. He also served at the Battle of Oak Hills, also known as the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Americus V. Rieff died in Little Rock, Arkansas, March 24, 1914. He was survived by his wife Mary Jane and seven children. He had been in business with his son, Hiram F. Rieff, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Missouri
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000391
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Americus V. and H.F. Reiff papers, MS.000391
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Americus V. and H.F. Reiff papers, 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
