Date Original
1856-1857
Description
This collection contains a photocopy of a journal kept by James Lawrence Ferguson on his trip from South Carolina to Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Lawrence Ferguson (1816-1864) was born December 23, 1816 near Richburg in Chester County, South Carolina, to John and Eleanor Ferguson. James Lawrence Ferguson married his second cousin once removed, Elizabeth Priscilla Ferguson in February 1837. Elizabeth Priscilla died in January 1847 as a result of complications of childbirth. Ferguson remarried November 23, 1847 to Mary Ann Edwards. In November 1856, Ferguson and his family moved from South Carolina to Rye, Arkansas. After the Civil War started, Ferguson enrolled as a Sergeant in Captain Parker’s Company, Turner’s Cavalry, Confederate States Army. While home on leave in April 1864 he was captured by Union troops and taken prisoner first at Pine Bluff, Arkansas and then Rock Island Prison, Illinois. Fergus died of consumption at Rock Island Prison December 10, 1864.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; South Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.075.028
Resource Type
Text
Collection
James Lawrence Ferguson journal (photocopy), SMC.075.028
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
James Lawrence Ferguson journal (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
