Date Original
1862-1865
Description
This collection contains correspondence, military records, general and special orders, muster rolls, and an oath of allegiance. Places mentioned are Columbus, Mississippi; Jefferson County, Camden, Tulip, and Washington, Arkansas; and Dallas County, Texas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Homer Lee Parsons, physician and soldier, was born July 21, 1836, in Branford, Connecticut, the son of manufacturer Levi S. Parsons, and Elvira Squire Parsons. He graduated from Yale University in 1857 and then moved to Jefferson County, Arkansas. He entered the Confederate Army in 1862, serving in the Ninth Arkansas Infantry, and was appointed staff physician for the Eighteenth Arkansas Infantry. Beginning in 1862, he was in charge of the military hospital in Columbus, Mississippi. Parsons was also Brigade Surgeon on General John B. Magruder's staff. After the war, he settled at Terrell, Texas, where he died of pneumonia on January 23, 1893. He is buried in Kaufman County, Texas. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Garrett in 1865; he married Margaret Richardson in 1872. Two daughters and a son survived him.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Camden, Ouachita County (Ark.); Tulip, Dallas County (Ark.); Washington, Hempstead County (Ark.); Jefferson County (Ark.); Mississippi; Texas.
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00087
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Homer Lee Parsons papers, MG.00087
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Homer Lee Parsons 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
