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Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Correspondence between the President and General Joseph E. Johnston together with that of the Secretary of War...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.02 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1864 Pagination: 64 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

... (title continues) and the Adjutant and Inspector General, during the months of May, June and July, 1863. Includes correspondence between Johnston and Confederate President Jefferson Davis concerning Johnston's actions in Mississippi during spring and summer of 1863. Includes correspondence from Johnston's command at Jackson, which fell to the Union 14 May 1863. Much correspondence pertains to the reinforcement Vicksburg, Mississippi, which fell to the Union 4 July 1863. Also includes correspondence from James A. Seddon, Confederate Secretary of War. Contains correspondence to General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General. Disbound from cover. Printed by R. M. Smith.

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

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