Johnson, Bradley T. (1829-1903) to Jane Johnson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02239 Author/Creator: Johnson, Bradley T. (1829-1903) Place Written: Salisbury, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 28 x 22 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his wife as a captured Confederate prisoner of war in Salisbury, North Carolina. Tells her about the situation in Maryland, their home state. "From what I hear you can hardly get to Maryland now. You ought not to go if in so doing you will be exposed to disagreeable annoyances ... " States that he cannot reside in Maryland under these circumstances and does not wish to take the oath of allegiance to the United States. "I do not intend to take the oath of Allegiance because I am not a citizen of Md, by their own decision & do not at this time desire to become a citizen of the U.S. If after a while I find that I can live in the Territory of the U.S. I shall of course become a citizen and act strictly up to the duties ... it is a wicked man to force me to take an oath ... " Envelope addressed to Mrs. Bradley T. Johnson at the home of Confederate Congressman R.M. Sanders, Raleigh, North Carolina, by politeness of Major Walcot, Judge Advocate. Johnson was promoted to brigadier general in the Confederate Army in June 1864. He spent the last months of the war at Salisbury, North Carolina in charge of the prison stockade. Immediately after the war, Johnson settled in Richmond, Virginia, but moved back to Maryland in 1878 and became a leading representative of former Confederate officers in that state.
Johnson was promoted to brigadier general in the Confederate Army in June 1864. He spent the last months of the war at Salisbury, North Carolina in charge of the prison stockade.
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