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Dispatch Book of Joseph E. Johnston, with copies of his resignation from the Union Army and appointment in the Confederate Army, as well as notes by Benjamin S. Ewell on various letters. Box 4, Folder 3

68 p. MsV. Including a Cy of LS from L[eonidas] Polk, Demapolis, [Alabama?], to Gen[era]l J. E. Johnston, n.p., May 4, 1864. 1 p. Also including "Directions given by Gen[era]l Johnston for the evacuation of the line at Yorktown," n.d. 2 pp. Also including a memorandum of agreement, April 18, 1865, between General Johnston and Sherman for the surrender of the Confederate troops, with associated letters and notes by B. S. Ewell. 10 pp. [Portions of this volume were copied for the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.] MsV 3.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Joseph E. Johnston Papers
  3. Box 4: Diary, Dispatch Books, General Orders and Article

Eliza [Johnston, Burkes Garden, Va.], to [John] Pres[ton Johnston, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.]. Box 3, Folder 1

Writes before leaving for Richmond where she looks forward to spending the winter; inquires about "Cousin Eliza" Carrington and "the General"; knows Uncle Edward [W. Johnston] is hurt that she is going to Mr. Perieo's school instead of returning to his. 2 pp. TCy.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Joseph E. Johnston Papers
  3. Box 3: Correspondence, Diaries, Telegram Book
  4. Eliza M. Johnston Correspondence

[Eliza Johnston, Burkes Garden, Va.], to [John] Pres[ton Johnston, West Point, N.Y.]. Box 3, Folder 1

Wanted to join Uncle Jo[seph E. Johnston] at the Springs but it meant Aunt Sally would be alone too long; lengthy news of various aunts and uncles and the possibility that some of them may move to Texas. 2 pp. TCy.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Joseph E. Johnston Papers
  3. Box 3: Correspondence, Diaries, Telegram Book
  4. Eliza M. Johnston Correspondence

Eliza [Johnston], Roanoke Academy, [Botetourt Spring's Va.], to [John] Preston [Johnston], [c/o Mr. Benjamin Hallowell, Alexandria, D.C.]. Box 3, Folder 1

Comments on various aunts and uncles, including "Uncle Joe" [Joseph E. Johnston]; unhappy that she will not see Preston for 2 years; mentions that the school has 25 or 26 students - mainly ones who were at "Liberty." 1 p. TCy.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Joseph E. Johnston Papers
  3. Box 3: Correspondence, Diaries, Telegram Book
  4. Eliza M. Johnston Correspondence

E[liza Johnston], Roanoke Female Seminary, [Botetourt Springs, Va.], to "brother" [John Preston Johnston, West Point, N.Y.]. Box 3, Folder 1

Describes a recent picnic given by Mrs. General Watts with mint julip lacking in water; mentions various aunts and uncles; and inquires about a missing portrait of Uncle Benjamin. 2 pp. TCy.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Joseph E. Johnston Papers
  3. Box 3: Correspondence, Diaries, Telegram Book
  4. Eliza M. Johnston Correspondence

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