Correspondence

J. Stoddard Johnston to John B. McGinn

1862-04-17

Date of Creation
April 17, 1862
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Historical Society
Collection
George W. Johnson Papers
Box / Folder
Folder 6
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0003-092-0131
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FTP Identifier
32213274
People
Duvall, Alvin
Johnson, George Washington
McGinn, John Bolivar
Breckinridge, John Cabell
Johnston, Josiah Stoddard
Ward, Junius R.
Rankins, Paul
Places
Georgetown, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky
Dates
1862-04-17
1862-04-18
1811-05-27
1862-04-09
1862-04-07
1862
1862-04-18
1862-04-17
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J. Stoddard Johnston to John B. McGinn, 1862-04-17, George W. Johnson Papers, Kentucky Historical Society. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0003-092-0131 (November 12, 2026).

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April 17, 1862
My Dear Sir

I write to request you to perform funeral service over the body of my lamented friend and Father-in-law. at your church in Georgetown ^tomorrow at 11 oclock^ The reason of my late application will be explained to you by my friend who hands you this and I know will be appreciated by you.

I know the task will be an embarassing one to you but I feel that you will not let the body of such [...] go begging the rites of Christian burial.

George W. Johnson was born in this county on the spot where J Junius R Ward's house stands. May 27 1811. He died as we can best learn on Wednesday April 9 just having been mortally wounded on the 7th. I know through a confederate prisoner that he saw him fall. That he was on Breckenridges staff till a short time before his wound, when his horse being killed under him (not the day before) he immediately fell into the ranks with a gun

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and was in a short time wounded.

Judge Duvall & Paul Rankin can give you any incidents in his life and character you desire

A brief discourse only will suffice though should you act I shall leave everything in regard to it entirely to your own judgement.

I shall be in town by 9 oclock and I hope I will not be disappointed in my expectations

Pardon this hurried note and believe me

Very truly Yours &c

J. Stoddard Johnston

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Rev.d Mr Maginn
Present

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From Stodard Johnston 1862

to Elder McGinn of Versailles, minister in the christian church, who accepted the invitation to preach the funeral discourse over Mr Johnson-

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Funeral Notice.

Yourself and family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of GEP W. JOHNSON, from the Baptist Churhc, in this place tomorrow, Friday morning at 11 o'clock. A funeral discouse will be delivered on the ocasion

THURSDAY, April 17th, 1862

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Funeral Notice.

Yourself and family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of GEO. W. JOHNSON, from the Baptist Church, in this place, to-morrow, Friday morning at 11 o'clock.

A funeral discourse will be delivered on the occasion

THURSDAY, April 17th, 18612.