Description
Diary of a State: 1860 gives a thorough account, through newspaper editorials, of 1860 in Arkansas. This volume includes photographs of some of the movers and shakers in the months leading up to the Civil War in Arkansas. This book also tells a story that has largely been forgotten by ordinary Arkansawyers in their letters to the letter of several Arkansas newspapers. Also included in this volume is a complete index of Arkansas militia companies. The index includes the militia regiment number, the name of each company of militia, the Captain of the company, when that Captain was commissioned, and in which county the company/regiment hailed. Also included in this volume is the entire revised 1860 Arkansas militia code. Another addition to this edition of Diary of a State: 1860 is an Historical Places Index which gives the approximate location of many places/landmarks that no longer exist. This addition is an absolute must for any Arkansas Civil War historian- period. The new additions to this edition make this volume an absolute necessity for any serious student of the Civil War in Arkansas. In this Volume you will get: * over a dozen high resolution photographs and sketches of 1860 Arkansas * Index of all known Arkansas militia units and information on each company * Entire 1860 revised Arkansas militia code * Index of Historical Places in Arkansas
