Date Original
1862
Description
This collection contains photocopies of a letter from Roane to General P.G.T. Beauregard discussing Union troops near Batesville, Arkansas, and a telegram from R.F. Pinkway to an unknown party.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Seldon Roane was born in Lebanon, Tennessee, January 8, 1817. He moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1837, where he studied law under his older brother Samuel Calhoun Roane, a prominent slaveholder. He was active in politics and was elected the first prosecuting attorney of Second Judicial District in1840.In the Mexican War, he raised a regiment of mounted infantry, which became part of the First Arkansas Mounted Rifles, and was elected lieutenant colonel. After the war, he returned to Pine Bluff, where he practiced law. He became Arkansas's fourth governor in a special election on March 14, 1849, narrowly defeating Cyrus W. Wilson. He married Mary Kimbrough Smith on July 5, 1855, and they raised five children. He joined the Confederate Army in March, 1862, as a Brigadier General in the Western Division, serving under Generals Hindman and Smith. He led a brigade at the Battle of Prairie Grove. He died April 7, 1867.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Tennessee
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.005.020
Resource Type
Text
Collection
John Seldon Roane Civil War letters, SMC.005.020
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
John Seldon Roane Civil War letters, 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
