Telegram, Reeves
Object number2010.052.07
DateMarch 15, 1912
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions5 1/4 x 8 in. (13.3 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionWestern Union telegram and envelop addressed to Gen. J.A. Reeves from Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Waller and Miss Annie Brown. The telegram reads "We extend to you our sincere sympathy." The telegram is dated March 15, 1912.Joseph A. Reeves was born August 22, 1836 in Georgia. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 24, 1861 in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Camden City Guards and later joined Co. H of the 6th Arkansas Infantry. He was promoted twice during the war. Joseph married Elizabeth "Lizzie" (last name unknown). He died October 12, 1912 in Camden, Arkansas and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Camden.
Status
Not on view
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