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(CIVIL WAR.) JOHNSTON, JOSEPH E. Autograph Letter Signed, "J. E. Johnston," to Col. Del Kemper, thanking him profusely for the invitation to lecture
(CIVIL WAR.) JOHNSTON, JOSEPH E. Autograph Letter Signed, "J. E. Johnston," to Col. Del Kemper, thanking him profusely for the invitation to lecture at Hampden-Sydney, but declining. 1 page, single 4to sheet, ruled paper; uneven toning, minor tape stain in upper margin. Savannah, 15 March 1876
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Notes: with --Brief Autograph Letter Signed, "J. E. Johnston," to Joseph Smith, replying to a question concerning the burial of Sir John Moore. 1 page, small 8vo sheet; mounted and stained. Washington, 23 February 1891.
Johnston (1807-91) Confederate General, commissioned as a Brigadier General after leaving the U. S. Army when Virginia seceded, his accomplishments at the first Battle of Bull Run led to his promotion in command of Northern Virginia, assigned to command Confederate forces in Tennessee and Mississippi in 1862, commanded the Confederate retreat to Atlanta, surrendered to Sherman.
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