Date Original
1864
Description
This collection contains the handwritten account of S.H. Nowlin's time as a prisoner of war during the Civil War.
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel H. Nowlin was born April 11, 1842, in Roanoke, Bedford County, Virginia. He enlisted in the Salem Flying Artillery, Company A, 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery in April 1861. He later transferred to Company D, 5th Virginia Cavalry, where he served the rest of the war. He was captured at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia, May 11, 1864. He spent a few months at a prison outside Richmond, Virginia. During transit to Point Lookout, Maryland, he was able to escape and meet back with his company. He was captured again at the Battle of Five Forks, near After the war, Nowlin went into business with his physician father at Rome, Georgia, and Salem, Virginia, as a druggist. He served as mayor of Salem for five years, before marrying Catherine Noble in December 1876. They moved to Little Rock, in 1877, where Nowlin became involved in the newspaper business, first as owner and editor of an agricultural newspaper, then later writing articles for various journals and the Arkansas Gazette. He also compiled statistics for the government on cotton and other agricultural products. He and Catherine had several children together. She passed away December 31,1904. Beginning in 1905, he represented Pulaski County in the legislature for several years. He died December 18, 1920.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Georgia; Virginia
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.006.020
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Samuel H. Nowlin reminiscences, SMC.006.020
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Samuel H. Nowlin reminiscences, 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
