Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendationMS.0216Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:47:39 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendation Robinson, Thomas B. (Thomas Beverly), 1836-1895 MS.0216 /repositories/3/resources/302 1 items 1865 March 20 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter (March 20, 1865) from Thomas B. Robinson (VMI Class of 1856 and faculty member) that recommends Francis S. Johnson for service in the Confederate Army.

 Biographical / Historical

Francis Smith Johnson was born in 1847 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He was also a lawyer. Johnson died in 1902 in Little Rock.

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Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendation, 1865 March 20. MS 0216. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1867 New Market Cadets Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869 Letters of recommendation Correspondence Johnson, Francis S. (Francis Smith), 1847-1902