Date Original
1865
Description
This oath of allegiance was signed at the end of the Civil War on July 19, 1865 by Stephen T. Northcutt.
Biographical/Historical Note
Stephen T. Northcutt was born on May 16, 1841 in Darlington County, South Carolina to Willian and Kesiah (Beasley) Northcutt. He enlisted as a Confederate soldier in Company B, 21st South Carolina Infantry, Hagood’s brigade, in 1861. Northcutt was wounded at the battle of Fort Wagner on Moss Island, and again in Walthall Junction. He was captured at Fort Fisher and placed in Federal prison at Elmira, New York. He signed the oath of allegiance to the United States in Elmira on July 19, 1865. Northcutt came to Lonoke County, Arkansas in 1869 where he owned a 400 acre farm, was the justice of the peace for six years, school director, and held the office of coroner for four years. He died in 1908 and is buried in Hebron Cemetery in Carlisle, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; South Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.013.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Stephen T. Northcutt oath, SMC.013.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Stephen T. Northcutt oath, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
