Correspondence

John M. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin

1861-06-02

Date of Creation
June 2, 1861
Place of Creation
Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG5-130 to MG5-131
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0069
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208323
People
Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin
Magoffin, Beriah
Johnson, John Milton, Sr.
Cobb, [Unknown]
Places
Columbus, Ohio
Kentucky
Mobile, Alabama
Union City, Tennessee
Dates
1861-06-02
1861-05-31
1861-06-01
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Citation

John M. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-06-02, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-019-0069 (November 12, 2026).

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1st dispatch of this date
Union City Tenn
June 2nd 1861
To Govr Magoffin

Sir, Since My dispatch of 31st & My private note of the 1st I determined to Visit Camp Union, at Union City, which is on the line of rail road from Columbus toMobile, distant from the former place about 25 Miles

I have just had an intervew with Genl Cheatham Commanding who has given Me the most satisfactory assurances, that no inrode upon the sovereignty ofKentucky Shall be Made as you will see from his note of ths date ^a copy of which is^ enclosed herewith

I am now happy to inform you that all danger of interfearance from the Confederate States with

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our affairs, (if there ever was any, which I do not beleive,) is set finally at rest

I am happy also to inform you, that there are no Men at Columbus, and there has been none;— the effort of which I apprised you, to throw a disorganized force of 3 or 4.00 men has been a failure, and I am assured that all the force at the Command of the Commander in chief & his officers will be exerted to prevent it, as it has been heretofore

I shall await instructions from you by CaptLf Cobb

I have the honor to be your
Excellencies obt Servt
Jno M Johnson