Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Johnston, James J., b. 1829. Diary, 1863. 1 item.
Call No.
Mss. A J72b 1
Content
Civil War diary of James J. Johnston, a Methodist preacher from Henry County, Ky., and a chaplain in the 6th Kentucky Infantry. Diary begins 1 Jan. 1863 during the battle of Stones River and ends shortly after the battle of Chickamauga on 30 Sept. 1863. Includes daily entries that detail troop movements, weather, Johnston's activities and health, and news of the war he obtained home reading various newspapers. Johnston frequently traveled home via Louisville to Pleasureville and he describes in detail his travels and the people he visited. The final pages of the diary include Johnston's record of casualties and specific injuries for soldiers in his regiment