Date Original
1862
Description
This collection contains a voucher to William H. Davis of Chicot County, Arkansas, for six bales cotton, weighing twenty four hundred pounds.
Biographical/Historical Note
Confederate General C. Thomas 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
Chicot County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.004.004a
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William H. Davis cotton destruction voucher, SMC.004.004a
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
William H. Davis cotton destruction voucher, 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