Archibald Yell
Archibald Yell | |
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Samuel Adams (acting) | |
| 11th Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee | |
| In office 1831–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh W. Dunlap |
| Succeeded by | Dudley S. Jennings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1797 |
| Died | February 23, 1847 (aged 49) Coahuila, Mexico |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas 36°03′53.3″N 94°10′08.7″W / 36.064806°N 94.169083°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Service | United States Volunteers |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Brevet Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Arkansas Mounted Infantry Regiment (1846-47) |
| Battles |
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Archibald Yell (August 9, 1797 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the
Early life
Yell was likely born in
By 1840, Yell owned 800 acres of land and 8 slaves.[2]
Political career
Active in the
Yell was elected to the
In 1840, Yell was elected
Soon after he took his seat in Congress, the Mexican War began. Yell returned to Arkansas and formed the Arkansas Mounted Infantry Regiment. His men included the future governor John Selden Roane, and future Confederate generals Albert Pike, Solon Borland, and James Fleming Fagan. His cavalry compiled a record of insubordination. General John E. Wool, commander of the Arkansas mounted volunteers, said they were, "wholly without instruction, and Colonel Yell is determined to leave (them) in that condition." Yell, he continued, had a "total ignorance of his duties as Colonel." During the Mexican War, he was brevetted a brigadier general of United States Volunteers.[1]
On February 23, 1847, Yell was killed in action at the Battle of Buena Vista at age 49. He was originally buried on the battlefield in Mexico. His body was removed and returned to Arkansas for burial at Waxhaws Cemetery in Fayetteville. When Evergreen Cemetery was established in the city, the Freemasons arranged for his body to be relocated and reinterred in the Masonic section of that cemetery.[1]
Personal life
Yell met Mary Scott in Bedford County, Tennessee, where they were neighbors. They married in 1821 after he had started to establish his law practice. She had one daughter, Mary, who was born January 5, 1823. Mary Scott Yell died from complications following their daughter's birth. A few years later in 1828, he married Nancy Moore of Danville, Kentucky. They had four children before her death. He later married Maria (McIlvaine) Ficklin, a widow. They had no children. Maria died on October 15, 1838, while he was serving in Congress. His nephew James Yell became Major-General of the Arkansas Militia during the American Civil War.[1]
Honors
See also
References
- ^ OCLC 31782171.
- ^ Gill, Todd (August 8, 2022). "Commission recommends renaming Archibald Yell Boulevard". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Arkansas Times and Advocate (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 21 Mar 1832, Wed · Page 3
- ^ Michael B. Dougan, Archibald Yell (1797?–1847), Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Accessed April 9, 2018, http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=126
- ^ Arkansas Times and Advocate (Little Rock, Arkansas), 01 May 1835, FriPage 2
- ^ "Profile for Yellville, Arkansas, Arkansas". ePodunk. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Civil War Comes to Arkansas". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
Further reading
- United States Congress. "Archibald Yell (id: Y000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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