Date Original
1862 August 25
Description
This collection contains one broadside, a Circular by Major General Hindman, Fort Smith, requesting citizens to contribute blankets to the Army.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 28, 1828. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, was elected as a Democratic Representative for Arkansas, served in the 2nd Mississippi regiment in the Mexican-American War, and commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department for the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. After the war ended, he fled to Mexico City to avoid surrender and worked as a coffee planter. When he returned to Helena, Arkansas, he advocated for the Reconstruction and was assassinated in Helena on September 27, 1868.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Fort Smith, Sebastian County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.055
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Major General Hindman circular, SMC.BS.055
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Major General Hindman circular, 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
