Christopher C. Danley Explained
Christopher Columbus Danley (died October 3, 1865) was an American soldier, journalist and politician from Arkansas.
Early life and military career
Danley came from a Missouri family, and received little education. As a child, he worked as a mail carrier between Little Rock and Van Buren, and as a bartender for the Anthony House.[1]
Danley was accepted into the United States Military Academy, but chose not to attend.[2] He enlisted into the United States Army in June 1846, and served under Archibald Yell and Albert Pike,[3] being ranked captain. He was captured by the Mexican Army, but he escaped.[4] [5]
He also served in the Army of the Republic of Texas during the Texas Revolution, and fought in the Mier expedition.[6]
During the American Civil War, Danley was a member of the Arkansas Military Board, alongside Henry Massey Rector.[7] In 1861, he and Thomas James Churchill were sent north to purchase munitions.[8]
Journalism and politics
He was an editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, having bought the newspaper from William E. Woodruff in March 1853,[9] and member of the Democratic Party, which was pro-slavery. He later abandoned the party along with fellow former Confederate officers Albert Pike and Solon Borland, claiming the party had become abolitionist. They joined the Know Nothing party in October 1855. He used his newspaper to promote the party.[10] [11] [12]
In 1849, he defeated Elias Nelson Conway in the election for Arkansas State Auditor, serving until resigning in 1855.
In 1858, he was elected to the Arkansas Senate, serving until his death in office on October 3, 1865, in the Gazette Building in Little Rock, Arkansas.[13]
Notes and References
- Book: Herndon, Dallas Tabor . Dallas T. Herndon . Centennial History of Arkansas . 1922 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company . 636 . en.
- Clinton. Agriculture Scientifically Considered in Connection with Labor. Southern Cultivator (1843-1906), vol. 14, no. 3, American Periodicals Series II, 1856, pp. 96-.
- Book: Brown, Walter Lee . A Life of Albert Pike . 1997-07-01 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-68226-164-4 . 233 . en.
- Web site: The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War . July 19, 2024 . Smith College.
- December 31, 1859 . C. C. Danley . Arkansas State Archives Images Collection, 1830S-Current . Arkansas Digital Archives . July 19, 2024.
- Book: Dougan, Michael B. . Community diaries : Arkansas newspapering, 1819-2002 . 2003 . Little Rock, AR : August House . Internet Archive . 978-0-87483-722-3 . 38.
- Book: Chandler . Julian Alvin Carroll . The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States Designed to Record the South's Part in the Making of the American Nation : to Portray the Character and Genius, to Chronicle the Achievements and Progress and to Illustrate the Life and Traditions of the Southern People . Riley . Franklin Lafayette . Ballagh . James Curtis . Henneman . John Bell . Mims . Edwin . Watson . Thomas Edward . Mitchell . Samuel Chiles . McSpadden . Joseph Walker . 1909 . Southern historical publication society . en.
- Book: Bailey . Anne . Civil War Arkansas: Beyond Battles and Leaders . Sutherland . Daniel E. . Daniel E. Sutherland . 2000-07-01 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-55728-565-2 . en.
- Bolton . S. Charles . 2021 . Missing the Train: Arkansas and the Pacific Railroad, 1848-1862 . The Arkansas Historical Quarterly . 80 . 3 . 334 . 27193094 . 0004-1823.
- Book: Moneyhon, Carl H. . Carl Moneyhon . The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Arkansas: Persistence in the Midst of Ruin . 2002-01-01 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-55728-735-9 . 58, 62, 77, 83, 88, 97 . en.
- Book: Woods, James M. . Rebellion and Realignment: Arkansas's Road to Secession . 1987-07-01 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-0-938626-59-6 . en.
- Book: Neal . Diane . Lion of the South . Kremm . Thomas W. . June 1997 . Mercer University Press . 978-0-86554-556-4 . en.
- Web site: Christopher Columbus Danley (1818-1865), (painting). . 2024-07-31 . siris-artinventories.si.edu.
