Date Original
1931
Description
This collection contains correspondence about the flag of the First Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States Army.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edmond R. Wiles served as Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He was given the flag of the First Arkansas Infantry by James L. Respress, who had received the flag from Lieutenant Colonel William T. Martin via his aunt, Mattie Marshall, and his mother, Hattie Virginia Marshall. The First Arkansas Infantry was one of the first regiments to be recruited directly for the Confederate Army. The regiment fought in several key Civil War battles, including at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and in the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment surrendered with General Johnson's Army at Bentonville, North Carolina, in 1865.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; North Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.005.027
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Edmond R. Wiles papers, SMC.005.027
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Edmond R. Wiles 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
