Date Original
1862
Description
This collection contains two vouchers issued to Roane and Bell and Julia Roane after the destruction of their cotton crops.
Biographical/Historical Note
Confederate General Thomas C. Hindman ordered the burning of cotton, as a way to hinder the Union forces from seizing the crops after their occupation of Arkansas in 1862 during the Civil War.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.004.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Civil War cotton destruction vouchers, SMC.004.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Civil War cotton destruction vouchers, 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
