Title: Edgar Johnson Letters

Date/Date Range :   1918 January-February

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection houses three 1918 letters written by Edgar Johnson at Camp Jackson in Columbia, S.C., to his wife Etta and daughter Lila Johnson in Newbern, Tenn. The letters mainly document his daily activities and conversations with others. He also expresses his distaste for war and his longing to return home.

Call number: MS-3119

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by UTK Special Collections Library in October 2006.

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], Edgar Johnson Letters, MS-3119. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

Edgar Johnson was born on February 27, 1890 to Charles and Josephine Johnson. He married Etta on December 12, 1906, in Gibson County, Tennessee and the couple had a daughter, Lila, in 1912. He mustered into military service in Gibson County, Tennessee, on November 16, 1917.

This collection houses three 1918 letters written by Edgar Johnson at Camp Jackson in Columbia, S.C., to his wife Etta and daughter Lila Johnson in Newbern, Tenn. The letters mainly document his daily activities and conversations with others. He also expresses his distaste for war and his longing to return home.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult MS-2957: Edgar Johnson Letters, 1917 and MS-3027: Affidavits for Edgar Johnson, circa 1918.

• Johnson, Edgar.
• World War, 1914-1918.
• Columbia (S.C.) -- History.