Frederick W. Bush Letters

Collection

Identifier: MS B96

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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

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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)

Additional Description

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.