Date Original
1906
Description
This collection contains a letter, from Stan C. Harley to Mrs. R. J. Lea concerning the Dallas County UDC Chapter and information on the "Dallas Rifles" and their battle flag.
Biographical/Historical Note
Stan C. Harley was born on December 7, 1843, in Marshall County, Mississippi, to Major William R. Harley and Louisa J. Thompson. He came to Arkansas with his father in 1858. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted as private in Company C (the Dallas Rifles of Dallas County), Sixth Arkansas Confederate Infantry. He fought at several battles, including the Battle of Pickett's Mill as part of Pat Cleburne's Division. After the war, he worked as a farmer, teacher, justice of the peace, county assessor, and salesman. He married Hattie J. Cheatham on January 3, 1867, and they had ten children. He died in 1923.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Dallas County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.077.003
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Stan C. Harley letter, SMC.077.003
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Stan C. Harley letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
