Date Original
1859-1897
Description
This collection contains a letter from Joseph W. Bocage to J. Perry, about the sale or possible trade of slaves, and news clippings about the history of Company H, 1st Arkansas Regiment, Mounted Rifles, written by Robert Dacus.
Biographical/Historical Note
Robert H. Dacus wrote the history of "Company H, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles" as a newspaper column in 1897. The column appeared in the Dardanelle Post-Dispatch. It was later printed as a pamphlet in 1909.Joseph W. Bocage of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, wrote a letter to J. Perry about the sale or trade of slaves in1859. Perry was in the First Arkansas Mounted Rifles unit with Dacus. He was wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and later served as a quartermaster till his surrender.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Mississippi
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.006.014
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Company H, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles history, SMC.006.014
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Company H, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles history, 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
