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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05295 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Albert Sidney Johnston to Eliza Griffin Johnston regarding the movements of his division |
| Date | 15 September 1846 |
| Author | Johnston, Albert Sidney (1803-1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife about the movements of his division and the numbers of the present force. Expects to be reunited with his wife and boys once the campaign is over and his appointment is terminated. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Military History Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Johnston, Albert Sidney (1803-1862) Johnston, Eliza Griffin (1821-1896) |
| Place written | Seralro Munico, Mexico |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Eliza Griffin Johnston, the second wife of General Johnston, was an artist and diarist. After Johnston was killed at Shiloh in April 1862, Eliza raised their remaining five children on her own. In 1894 she donated relics of her husband and family to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The donation included a book, compiled for her husband, of watercolors of Texas wildflowers she had painted in the 1840s and 1850s. "Texas Wild Flowers," a book of 101 of her paintings, was published in 1972. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |