Envelope, Spence Family
Object number1998.044.59
DateUnknown Date
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (13.3 x 9.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
Terms
Born in 1838 in Alabama, Alexander Spence served in Co. B of the 1 Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's). Company B was known as the Clark County Volunteers. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in Little Rock on May 8, 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in April 1, 1862. Five days later he was wounded at Shiloh. He was promoted twice more, to 1st Lieutenant and then rising to the rank of Captain. Alex was killed at the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia next to his brother, Tom, who also served and was killed during the war.
Status
Not on viewAugust 14, 1864
ca 1862
March 7, 1864
February 4, 1862
February 18, 1862