The collection of Capt. John Rice Homer Scott in the UA Little Rock Center for History and Culture gives researchers insight into the day-to-day procedures of military life. Documents include personal correspondence, subsistence and supply receipts, court martial proceedings, muster rolls, and orders relating to his service in the Confederate army.<\/p>\n
Scott was born in Missouri in October 1813 and moved to Pope County, Arkansas in 1828.\u00a0 A lawyer, he was clerk of the circuit, county, and probate courts. During the Civil War, Capt. Scott commanded a squadron of four companies and fought at the battles of Elk Horn and Farmington and often oversaw court martial proceedings as the Presiding Squadron Commander.<\/p>\n
After the war, he served as senior editor of the Russellville\u00a0Democrat<\/em>.<\/p>\n Sample File Titles:<\/strong><\/p>\n File 1 – Civilian receipts for subsistence supplies, Jan – Nov 1861 – 34 items<\/p>\n File 3 – Correspondence, Sep 1861 – 4 items<\/p>\n File 7 – Court martial proceedings for 1861 & 1862 – 21 items<\/p>\n File 10 – Muster rolls, Supply requisitions & Receipts 1861 – 15 items<\/p>\n File 11 – Muster rolls, Supply requisitions & Receipts 1862 – 22 items<\/p>\n File 24 –\u00a0Civil War Letters: Capt. Jno. R. Homer Scott’s Squadron of Cavalry, in Pope County, Arkansas and Carroll County Arkansas<\/em>, Sep 18 – Dec 14, 1861. Bound volume of photocopied letters donated by J.B. Lemley, Lester Finley, Elaine Weir Cia.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At a Glance – The J.R.H. Scott Collection The collection of Capt. John Rice Homer Scott in the UA Little Rock Center for History and Culture gives researchers insight into the day-to-day procedures of military life. Documents include personal correspondence,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n