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MARY BRADFORD JOHNS, HEROINE OF THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE
Mary Bradford Johns was characterized as a heroine by General John B. Hood in
his book "Advance and Retreat" where he describes her actions; "When our
troops were in the greatest confusion a young lady of Tennessee, Miss Mary
Bradford, rushed in their midst regardless of the storm of bullets, and, in
the name of God and of our country, implored them to reform and face the
enemy. Her name deserves to be enrolled among the heroes of the war, and it is
with pride that I bear testimony to her bravery and patriotism."
The Bradford home was in the thickest of the fight. The beautiful Miss
Bradford, in the full flush of a young womanhood, witnessed from her father's
residence a part of the battle of Nashville at the time when the Confederate
line gave way before General Thomas advancing legions.
In the beginning of the war Miss Bradford herself gave the regimental colors
to Captain Rain's regiment, the presentation being made by Mr. James D. B.
DeBow in the old Nashville Female Academy grounds.
Miss Bradford was the daughter of Edward Bradford and Virginia Austin
Campbell. On the side of her maternal grandmother Mrs. Johns was descended
from Col. John Hopkins.
On June 19, 1873 she married her sweetheart of early childhood, John Johns,
who was also of heroic blood, being the grandson of Capt. John Johns, of the
Continental line of Virginia, and of Col. Hopkins of KY and Md. She was a
devoted wife and a self-sacrificing mother. Three children blessed the union;
John Johns, of New York, President of the Johns Manufacturing Company, The
Johns Traffic Bureau, and the North River Warehouse Company; Edward Bradford
Johns, General Eastern Agent of the Pere Marquette Railroad, having charge of
the New York and Boston offices; and Virginia Campbell Johns of Nashville, a
teacher, head of a private school, and literary lecturer.
>From "The Confederate Veteran", edition unknown, p. 455 (There is much more
text and I could find the exact ref, if necessary)
Note: ref to Mr. De Bow
Submitted by: Cliff Johns
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