Fontaine Richard Earle

Fontaine Richard Earle (January 9, 1831 - September 6, 1908) was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, a Presbyterian minister, a college president, and a state legislator in Arkansas.

Biography He was born January 9, 1831, in Pond River, Kentucky, to Jane Woodson and Samuel Baylis Earle. He moved to Cane Hill in 1858. His home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Greek Revival Earle House. It was constructed in 1859. It subsequently deteriorated and the only remains are some foundations and chimneys.

In the American Civil War he served as a major for the Confederate States Army in the 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. He was in command of the 34th at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry. and served from 1866 to 1867. His wife had preceded him and died in 1894. A collection of his sermons, letters, and clippings was published in 1999 from the collection called the Fontaine Richard Earle Papers.