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Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Montgomery, dated Aug. 29, 1861 · Digital Texas Heritage Resource Center

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Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Montgomery, dated Aug. 29, 1861

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Title

Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Montgomery, dated Aug. 29, 1861

Description

This letter to Lizzie Johnson references the onset of the Civil War (1861-65). The writer expresses surprise that "so dark a cloud would bespread the political horizon of our beloved country. Several companies from near here have left for war."

Creator

Female acquaintance of Lizzie Johnson's

Source

<p>Johnson Family Papers, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University. View the Finding Aid <a href="http://www.southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/finding-aids/Johnson.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

Date

1861

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/14860/archive/files/e4842a4f5784fd332e007a2436ef7e52.pdf

Collection

Johnson Family Papers

Citation

Female acquaintance of Lizzie Johnson's, “Letter to Lizzie Johnson posted from Montgomery, dated Aug. 29, 1861,” Digital Texas Heritage Resource Center , accessed October 16, 2024, https://texasheritage.southwestern.edu/items/show/9.

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