Johnson, Bradley T. (1829-1903) to Campbell Brown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04015 Author/Creator: Johnson, Bradley T. (1829-1903) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 April 1885 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22.7 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy
Doubts that Beauregard ever had a "lost order" at First Manassas. Believes that there was never a missing battle plan, as some have asserted.
After these twenty years I was glad to receive from you this morning the corespondence of Gen; Ewell & Beauregard of July 61 - about the "Lost Order"
I never was satisfied that thre ever had been any "order sent" I always thought it doubtfull that in the excitements at Hd Qrts on that Sunday []
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