ARKANSAS HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Volume 8 (Autumn 1949), p. 240     CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS: A MEMOIR BY C. T. ANDERSON   Edited By ROMAN J. ZORN Fayetteville, Arkansas     CHARLES T. ANDERSON, who stemmed from an Anglo-Irish family that had settled in Arkansas in 1825, spent a long and respected career in Hempstead County. Born in 1846 on a farm near Fulton, he was reared amid the environment and influence of the Cotton Kingdom. When the sectional controversy between North and South exploded into the War Between the States, it was not long before the youthful Charles Anderson was engulfed by the military hostilities. Surviving the bitterly contested battles in South Arkansas, young Anderson returned to his father's farm. In 1870, after the Reconstruction turmoil had abated, he married Miss Mary Monroe. From this union seven children survived (1). For some years, Mr. Anderson remained primarily engaged in cotton-raising, but once he had established a secure foothold he turned to participation in public affairs. He held the office of County Tax Assessor for four separate terms; and after moving to the thriving village of Hope, he became influential in the affairs of that community. In 1914, near the end of his career, he was a leading figure in the preliminary efforts to move the county sear of Hempstead County to Hope. Upon Mr. Anderson's death on July 11, 1917 the Star of Hope observed, "He was a Southern gentleman of the old school, and was in every way true to the higher attributes of his generation . . . He was a man highly esteemed by all who knew him . . ."(2) This reminiscence, originally entitled "Just A Little War With C. T. Anderson," was written in November of 1914. _____________________ 1. The children are: Roy Anderson and Mrs. J. L. Jamison of Hope; Miss Josie Anderson, Mrs. W. E. Porterfield, and A. M. Anderson of Little Rock; Mrs. Roy Berry of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and the late Thomas Anderson of Augusta, Georgia. 2. The Star of Hope, July 14, 1917; other pertinent data appears in issue of May 13, 1914. The editor also wishes to acknowledge helpful information made available by Miss Josie Anderson and Mrs. W. E. Porterfield.           Contents  Words  Study Questions  Related Sites Next