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Manuscripts

Joseph E. Johnston papers

Description: The collection includes letters, communications, reports, and other records generated and accumulated by General Joseph Johnston's headquarters during the American Civil War, with some private letters written and received by Johnston. Correspondents include Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Confederate General John Bell Hood, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Confederate States Senator from Texas, Louis Trezevant Wigfall.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1841-1877
Call number: mssJO
Creator: Johnston, Joseph E (1807-1891)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Stan V. Henkels and Son, 1925.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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Bragg, Braxton, (1817-1876,)

Davis, Jefferson, (1808-1889,)

Hood, John Bell, (1831-1879,)

Jackson, Stonewall, (1824-1863,)

Wigfall, Louis T. (1816-1874,)

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