Southern Shield
Southern Shield was a newspaper in Helena, Arkansas from 1840–1874. It was established by Quincy K. Underwood Sr. and his brother Washington L. Underwood. Quincy served as editor. Washington died in 1851. Confederates burned the newspaper office in 1861,[1] and its publication was suspended during the American Civil War.[2]
It was a weekly paper printed on Saturdays. It supported the Whig Party.[1] It criticized Democrats and their convention as disunionist.[3] It was Unionist. Quincy Underwood died in 1876 two years after it ceased publication.[1]
History
[edit]It was preceded by Helena the State Democrat and Herald newspapers.[4]
Q. K. Underwood was born in Alabama. He was a lawyer and received a recommendation to become military governor of Arkansas. He became a county judge after the war.[5]
Underwood applied for the paper to be public printer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Southern Shield (Helena, Ark.) 1840-1874". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Southern Shield (Helena, Arkansas) 1840-1874 [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Jr, William J. Cooper (June 9, 1980). The South and the Politics of Slavery, 1828–1856. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807142653. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Project, Federal Writers' (September 21, 2013). The WPA Guide to Arkansas: The Natural State. Trinity University Press. ISBN 9781595342034. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Johnson, Andrew (December 9, 1967). The Papers of Andrew Johnson. Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9780870493461. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Webster, Daniel (June 9, 1986). The Papers of Daniel Webster: Correspondence, 1850-1852. Dartmouth College. ISBN 9780874513233. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Google Books.