Tom W. Johnson Collection
1859-1895, 1979
Manuscript Collection #141
- Creator(s)
- Johnson, Tom W.
- Physical description
- 0.108 Cubic Feet, 1 box, copies, consisting of correspondence, a certificate, newspapers, photographs and an account.
- Preferred Citation
- Tom W. Johnson Collection (#141), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Collection (1859-1895, 1979) consisting of correspondence, a certificate, newspapers, photographs, and an financial account.
Scope and arrangement
Correspondence in this collection covers the years 1859 to 1865 and contains several items of interest. In one letter (27 January 1863), Oscar Wooten, a member of Co. E., 55th Regiment of N.C. Troops, reflects upon conditions at Camp French near Wilmington, N.C., and describes his effort to locate a wounded comrade at the hospital. In another letter (11 October 1864), R. S. May requests blankets and wine not available at Winder Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, where he is a patient. Finally there are two letters (7 January and 21 March 1865) written by Elisha C. Johnson of Johnson's Mill (Pitt County, N.C.) and covering a variety of topics. Reference is made to the economic situation, milling operations, school, the labor situation, and Union control of the Neuse River from New Bern to Kinston.
Also included in the collection are copies of the Berea (N.C.) Hash (October 1895) and the Oxford Ledger from Granville, N.C. (May 1979); two photographs, one of which is labeled Pitt County Club; a certificate (15 February 1859) making Allen Johnson the postmaster at Johnson's Mill; and financial accounts (24 March 1891) from a general store in Johnson's Mill.
Administrative information
Custodial History
August 17, 1970, 8 items; Correspondence (1859-1865), certificate, newspaper, and account. Loaned for copying by Mrs. Tom W. Johnson, Oxford, N.C.
July 6, 1983, 20 items; Photographs, clippings, correspondence, a speech, publications, biographical material, and genealogical notes on Wooten, May, Johnson, and Mccotter families. Donor: Mrs. Tom W. Johnson.
Source of acquisition
Loaned by Mrs. Tom W. Johnson
Processing information
Processed by R. Weaver, February 1971; Updated by N. Hardison, August 2024
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Key terms
Personal Names
Johnson, Elisha C.
May, R. S.
Wooten, Oscar
Corporate Names
Winder Hospital (Richmond, Va.)
Topical
Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence
Places
Camp French (Wilmington, N.C.)
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Pitt County (N.C.)--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects--North Carolina
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Occupied territories
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Container list
Box 1 Folder a
Correspondence, Grocery Bill, and Post Office Documents, 1859-1895
Box 1 Folder b
Genealogical History, Letters, and Wills, 1785-1887
Oversize Folder 1
Oversized folder of Two Newspapers and Two Photographs. One newspaper is titled, "The Oxford Ledger" from Granville, N.C. (May 1 1-13, 1979) and the other, "Berea Hash" from Berea, N.C. (October 1895). The two black and white photographs show groups of men. One of the photos is labeled, "Pitt County Club" while the other photo has no information written on the back. Both are undated., 1895, 1979, undated