Date Original
1862
Description
This collection contains one broadside, a message during the U.S. Civil War from Brigadier General Ben McCulloch at Fayetteville, to the citizens of western Arkansas, "Now or Never!" "Let every man turn out and form companies and rally to me at the advancing enemy."
Biographical/Historical Note
Benjamin McCulloch was born in Tennessee on November 11, 1811 and died in the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas on March 7, 1862 by a gunshot wound to the chest. He didn't have formal military training, but fought in the Mexican American War with the Texas army. He became a Brigadier General for the Confederate army on March 11, 1861 and was placed in charge of Arkansas troops.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Fayetteville, Washington County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Ben McCulloch message, SMC.BS.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Ben McCulloch message, 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
