Booklet, Arkansas in the War 1861-1865
Object number2010.056.80
Date1963
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (22.2 x 14.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionBooklet, Arkansas in the War 1861-1865 by General Marcus J. Wright. Published by the Independence County Historical Society and printed by the Guard-Record Company in Batesville, Arkansas. 104 pages.The book details Arkansas' role in the Civil War. Given to Col. V.Y. Cook at completion, this manuscript was never published in book form due to a lack of funds at the time. It was discovered among Col. Cook's personal papers in 1962.
Wright was from Memphis and served with the Confederacy in the 154th Tennessee during the Civil War.
Status
Not on view
May 10, 1861
September 10, 1963
March 21, 1861