Date Original
1863-1879
Description
This collection consists of Civil War correspondence plus a journal and other items. The correspondence relates to locations in Tennessee and Georgia, and most were written from the battlefield. It is unknown who created the 1865-1879 journal.
Biographical/Historical Note
Alexander A. Johnson was born about 1844 in what is now Calhoun County, Alabama, the son of Thomas and Carolina Johnson. At the beginning of the Civil War, Johnson and his family lived at Morrisville, Alabama. During the war, Johnson served in Company E (or F) of the Fifty-Eighth Alabama Infantry. According to family tradition, Johnson was captured and died in a Union prison camp in Illinois during the war.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Alabama
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00189
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Alexander A. Johnson papers , MG.00189
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Alexander A. Johnson papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
