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Document Details


Title: Letter from Joseph Eggleston Johnston to Jefferson Finis Davis, December 22, 1862
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S7499-D044
Original Language: English
Time span: 1862
Speaker: Johnston, Joseph Eggleston, 1807-1891
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 03-Feb-1807
Speaker place of birth: Farmville, VA; Virginia; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Businessman; Government appointee; Military personnel; Politician; U.S. Representative
Age at speaking: 55
Document location: Vicksburg, MS
Document date: 22-Dec-1862
People discussed: Martin Luther Smith; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866
Locations discussed: Louisiana; Mississippi; North America; Port Hudson, LA; United States; Vicksburg, MS
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Louisiana; Martin Luther Smith; Mississippi; North America; Port Hudson, LA; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866; United States; Vicksburg, MS
Topics discussed - Other terms: Generals; Lines of defense; Military; Military reinforcements; Military strategy; Writing formats; Writing from field
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S7499-D044-3221