Title: Mary Jane Johnston Reynolds Letters

Date/Date Range :   1864
Reynolds, Mary Jane Johnston, b. 1835.
Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of photocopies of transcriptions of letters from Mary Jane Johnston Reynolds to her husband, Simeon Reynolds, who was serving with the Confederate 62nd Regiment of the Tennessee Mounted Infantry. At the time these letters were written, Mary Jane was living with her parents on the Johnston plantation in Loudon, Tennessee. They provide a description of life on the plantation during the first six months of 1864. The letters are prefaced with an introduction by Lucy Thomas Fowler identifying the various people mentioned therein and describing the military situation at the time.

Call number: MS-0246

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

These photocopies were donated to the Special Collections Library in approximately 1961.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Mary Jane Johnston Reynolds Letters, MS-0246. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

Mary Jane Johnston was born in approximately 1835 to Ebenezer and Hannah Johnston in Tennessee. She married Simeon Reynolds and they lived in Loudon, Tennessee.

This collection consists of photocopies of transcriptions of letters from Mary Jane Johnston Reynolds to her husband, Simeon Reynolds, who was serving with the Confederate 62nd Regiment of the Tennessee Mounted Infantry. At the time these letters were written, Mary Jane was living with her parents on the Johnston plantation in Loudon, Tennessee. They provide a description of life on the plantation during the first six months of 1864. The letters are prefaced with an introduction by Lucy Thomas Fowler identifying the various people mentioned therein and describing the military situation at the time.

• Reynolds, Mary Jane Johnston, b. 1835.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
• Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.