Jesse Johnston Diary
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jesse Johnston Diary, A&M 1395, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.) This microfilm reel is shared with another collection, A&M 1396. The extent of the reel is recorded in this collection but not A&M 1396.
- Creator:
- Johnston, Jesse
- Abstract:
- The original manuscript and a typed copy of Johnston's Civil War diary. Serving with Company L, Second Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Johnston fought at Princeton, Lewisburg, Sinking Creek, and Wytheville. Captured and subsequently exchanged, he served in Washington until mustered out of service.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jesse Johnston Diary, A&M 1395, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil War battles - Lewisburg.
Diaries and journals.
Civil War -- War diaries
Civil War battles - Sinking Creek.
Civil War - West Virginia 2nd Volunteer Infantry, Company L.
Civil War battles - Wytheville.
Civil War battles - Princeton. - Names:
- Johnston, Jesse
- Places:
- Wytheville (Va.)
Princeton (W. Va.)
Sinking Creek.
Lewisburg (W. Va.)