Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains one broadside, "Hurrah For Dixie," song by Albert Pike.
Biographical/Historical Note
Albert Pike was a lawyer, poet, soldier, and Freemason. In 1831, he joined an expedition exploring the land around the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers, then left for Fort Smith to teach, where he also published political letters in support of Robert Crittenden under the pseudonym "Casca." During his law practice, he represented the Creek and Choctaw tribes for payment of lands, became the first reporter of the Arkansas Supreme Court, and translated French legal volumes into English. When the Mexican War started, he served as the captain of the Little Rock Guards and, during the U.S. Civil War, was appointed brigadier general in the Confederate Army and assigned to the Department of the Indian Territory. He joined the Freemasons in 1850 and was elected a grand commander in 1859. He was born on December 29, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, and died on April 2, 1891, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Washington D.C.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.065
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"Hurrah For Dixie!" broadside, SMC.BS.065
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"Hurrah For Dixie!" broadside, 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
