Frederick W. Bush Letters
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Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of letters from Sgt. Frederick W. Bush, Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army, to his cousin, Emily Shoppack of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Written between May, 1861 and June, 1863 and describing Bush's war experiences, the letters are dated from Benton, Arkansas and from near Lynchburg and Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Wartrace and Manchester, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1861, 1863
Creator
- Bush, Frederick W., 1837-1914 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Frederick W. Bush (1837-1914) Bush, a German harness and saddle maker who immigrated to Arkansas in 1855 and settled in Benton, enlisted in the 1st Arkansas in April, 1861. He fought at Manassas, Shiloh, Chicamauga and Murfreesboro and in a number of other engagements. Twice wounded and once captured, he surrendered with his company in May, 1865. Returning to Benton, he subsequently prospered in business in the post-war years.
For a biographical sketch of Bush, see the Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Arkansas (Goodspeed's, 1890), pp. 248-9.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement of the Papers
Arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
Copied by David O. Demuth of Benton, Arkansas for James Jackson Hudson of Fayetteville, Arkansas, from originals in the possession of James Bush of Benton, and donated by Dr. Hudson, February, 1970.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed in February 1970.
Creator
- Bush, Frederick W., 1837-1914 (Person)
Source
- Hudson, James Jackson, 1919-1991 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Frederick W. Bush Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- February 1970
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu