Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 to John Sidney Thrasher
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04488 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 March 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18.3 x 22.3 cm. Order a Copy
Johnston, commanding the Army of Tennessee, replies to a letter from Thrasher, superintendent of the Confederate Press Association. Plans to send a communication to General Ulysses S. Grant accompanied by Thrasher's previous letter pertaining to a flag of truce. Mentions Mrs. Johnston's praise of John and Mrs. Thrasher.
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