Joyes, John, Jr. (1834-) Papers, 1864-1865 

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Joyes, John, Jr. 1834- 

Title:  Papers, 1864-1865 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A J89c 

Scope and Content Note 

Collection includes a diary, 1864 Sept. 1-1865 June 11, that relates Joyes’ activities and health in prison, the weather, and general prison and war news. It also contains copies of “special private correspondence,” 1864 Aug. 13-1865 Apr. 23, he wrote while imprisoned, apparently to a sweetheart back home, relating his emotions, opinions, etc. Also included is a history of Byrne’s Artillery, n.d., and a letter from General George B. Hodge to Major Edward P. Byrne, 1868 June 19, concerning a publication by Byrne regarding the Civil War and Hodge’s disagreement with certain points. Folder 3 of this collection has been digitized. To view PDF scan, click on the link provided in the folder list below.

Biographical Note 

John Joyes, Jr. (b. 1834) was a lieutenant in Byrne’s Horse Artillery of General John Hunt Morgan’s Cavalry. Joyes was captured near Salineville, Ohio, 26 July 1863. He was imprisoned at the U.S. Military Prison at Johnson’s Island, Ohio for the remainder of the war. He was released on 12 June 1865 and returned home to Louisville, Ky. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Diary and correspondence, 1864 Aug. 13-1865 June 11.

2 Handwritten copy of Joyes diary by Milancie Hill Sirich, n.d. 

3 Typed transcript of Joyes diary. (click to access PDF)

4 Typed transcript of Joyes diary with annotations, 1864 Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

5 Typed transcript of Joyes diary with annotations, 1865 Jan. 1-June 11. 

6 Correspondence and research material regarding Joyes, the Joyes family, and the diary. 

7 A history of Byrne’s Battery,d. with two typescripts, n.d. 

8 George B. Hodge to Edward Byrne letter, 1868 June 19.Photocopyof biographical entry on Hodge from Biographical Cyclopedia of . . .Kentucky. 

9 Handwritten account (memoir) of Byrne’s Battery at the battle of Shiloh, n.d. 

10 Diary of Mrs. Hill, 1869 Jan. 1-Dec. 12.