Roll, Muster - F.R. Earle, 34th Arkansas Infantry
Object number2015.034.02.1-2
DateAugust 20, 1862
Associated LocationArkansas, Confederate States of America
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions2015.034.02.1: 21 3/4 × 16 5/8 in. (55.2 × 42.2 cm)
2015.034.02.2: 21 13/16 × 16 9/16 in. (55.4 × 42.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
enlistment information including when, where, by whom, and for period of enlistment, traveling infromation for number of miles marched to redevous and number of miles marched home fromplace of discharge, valuation of dollars including horses and hourse equipment, and remarks pertaining to death, sickness, craft specialization, and reenlistments.
Fontaine Richard Earle was born January 9, 1813 in Pond River, Kentucky. He enlisted as a private with the Arkansas militia in 1861. Earle returned to Arkansas after declining to be transferred into the Confederate Army following the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri. Following the call for volunteers in 1862 by the Department of the Trans-Mississippi, Earle led a company of men that later formed Company B of the 34th Arkansas Infantry and was elected its captain. During the Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7, 1862, Earle’s scalp was scrapped by a bullet that pierced his kepi (see 2012.109.04). In December of 1863, Earle was promoted to major. At the Battle of Jenkin’s Ferry on April 30, 1864, command of the 34th Infantry fell to Earle and remained under his leadership until the conclusion of the war. Earle surrendered on June 9, 1865 and was granted a pardon by the United States government. Earle died at his home in Cane Hill on September 8, 1908.
Status
Not on viewCollections
February 28 - April 30, 1863
April 30 - August 31, 1863
Unknown Date