Date Original
1874-1875
Description
This collection contains the Arkansas State Guard and Arkansas State Militia commissions of Richard M. Scruggs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Prior to the state and federal National Guard that exist today, state and territory militias were largely responsible for national defense. The military of Arkansas was originally organized as the Arkansas Territorial Militia until the Civil War. Following the Civil War, Arkansas began to rebuild its military. The Arkansas State Guard was composed of about 2,000 men and began a four-month deployment in November 1868, during which they fought with the Ku Klux Klan and arrested numerous Klan members. Multiple units also served in the Spanish-American War. As a result of the Militia Act of 1903, each state's militia was reorganized into the National Guard.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.OV.078
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Richard M. Scruggs commissions, SMC.OV.078
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Richard M. Scruggs commissions, 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
