Date Original
1841-1906
Description
This collection contains papers pertaining to Calvin Comins Bliss' business, personal and familial concerns, military service, publication of The Unconditional Union, and Reconstruction in Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Calvin Comins Bliss (1823-1891) was a farmer and businessman who lived in Helena, Arkansas, from about 1853 until the arrival of United States troops during the Civil War in August 1862. In September, he was commissioned in the Arkansas Infantry Volunteers. He was mustered out January 1863. He edited the Republican paper, The Unconditional Union, in Little Rock during 1864 and 1865. In 1864, he became lieutenant governor of Arkansas. After the war, he acquired considerable property throughout the state. Bliss is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Helena, Phillips County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000029
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Calvin Comins Bliss papers, MS.000029
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Calvin Comins Bliss papers, 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
