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 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Southern Shield (Helena, Arkansas) 1840-1874 [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ 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.