John M. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
- 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
- MG5-243
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0148
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208402
- Organizations
- USS Lexington
Citation
John M. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-019-0148 (November 12, 2026).
Paducah Gov. B. Magoffin Frankfort Ky.
All the Steamboats at this point were sent up Tennessee River last night — this mornig at day light Federal Gun Boat Lexington was again Cruizing in front of this city and in the mouth of Tennessee River Sent boat ashore to enquire after the Steam boats and whether there were cannon or Small arms to defend the city She is said to be now lying below the city I shall go to Cairo as you requested
Jno M Johnson
Col
Chd
225
535
860
75. F. 225 & 535 Col
225 [535]
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