Date Original
1865
Description
This collection contains letters from Evan Marks to his wife Mattie.
Biographical/Historical Note
Evan Powell Marks was born on July 27, 1839, in Georgia, to Hastings and Sivility (Powell) Marks. He served in the Confederate Army in the 5th Arkansas Infantry, Company C and in the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, Trans-Mississippi Department. Marks also served as legislator and county and city clerk. He married Mattie H. Thornton on February 23, 1865. The two had five daughters. He died on February 12, 1898, in New Edinburg, Cleveland County, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.071.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Evan Powell Marks letters, SMC.071.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Evan Powell Marks letters, 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
