J. Stoddard Johnston Papers,1850-1912

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Title

J. Stoddard Johnston Papers

Date

1850-1912

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], J. Stoddard Johnston Papers, 1850-1912, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

1.5 cubic ft.

Scope and Content

Soldier, historian, author of Louisville and Frankfort. Papers include military papers and letters, 1862-1912, from his superior officers (Robert E. Lee, Braxton Bragg, Simon B. Buckner, John C. Breckinridge, and John Echols), 1861-1866; diaries, 1850-1853, describing his student career, including being suspended and readmitted to Yale University; diary, 1862-1863, describing Breckinridge's attack on Baton Rouge, La., his trip to Chattanooga, being aide-de-camp to Braxton Bragg, Confederate troop movements during Bragg's invasion of Ky., being on Simon B. Buckner's staff, interviews with Jefferson Davis; his writings, including articles on the battles of Perryville and Murfreesboro (Stones River), Bragg's campaign in Ky., messages sent by presidents of the U.S. to Congress, 1789-1885, President Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States, Christmas in Louisville, and Napoleon and Washington. Also includes report, 5 Dec. 1865, of General John Echol's operation in southwest Va.; note on the Battle of Perryville; reports on the Battle of Cold Harbor; poem, "The Last Sunset of Summer"; Commonplace book No. 2 containing notes on historical figures and genealogical information; and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, nos. 1, 3 -4, covering the years 1836-1908. Also included are the Bible of John Pintard Johnston; papers of Harris Hancock Johnston; military papers, 1861-1864, of General Meriwether Lewis Clark; military correspondence of generals Braxton Bragg and Henry W. Halleck; and papers of George Hancock (1798-1875), including letters and land papers regarding his property in Texas. Card index in repository

Subjects

• Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876.
• Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875.
• Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914.
• Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881.
• Cold Harbor (Va.), Battle of, 1864-- Sources.
• Confederate States of America.-- Army-- History-- Sources.
• Echols, John, 1823-1896.
• Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872.
• Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
• Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
• Murfreesboro (Tenn.), Battle of, 1862-1863-- Sources.
• Perryville (Ky.), Battle of, 1862-- Sources.