Date Original
1865-1967
Description
This collection contains copies of historical accounts written by Josiah H. Demby about the Catterson Militia, with signed affidavits of witnesses and a letter to Powell Clayton. Also included is Demby's Civil War discharge.
Biographical/Historical Note
Josiah H. Demby was born in Georgia around 1840 and moved to Arkansas prior to 1860. He served in the Civil War as First Lieutenant in Company G, 4th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry, United States Army. He was discharged June 13, 1865. After the war, he served in General R.F. Catterson's militia that helped to maintain order against the Ku Klux Klan active in southern Arkansas. He served as a State Representative in 1868 for Scott, Polk, Montgomery, and Hot Spring counties and in1879 for Montgomery County. He died February 13, 1918, in Hot Springs.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Georgia
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.007.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Josiah H. Demby papers [photocopies], SMC.007.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Josiah H. Demby papers [photocopies], 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
