The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-29


career will be interesting to the public. lie is
the son of the late Judge PETER JOHNSTON. for
merly Of Prince Edward, afterwards Of Abing |
don. During the Revolution. PETER JoHysros,
at the early age Of sixteen, left Hampden Sid |
ney College against the will Of bis father, and |
joined LEE's celebrated Legion, with which he
served as ensign through the war with great
bravery and distinction. His father gave the |
grounds on which lIampden Sidney College is
built. PETER JOHNSTON lived at Longwood.
Farmviile, until, late in life, he received the
appointment of Judge, and moved his resi-
derce to Abingdon, within his new judicial
district. This appointment was made by the
Legislature, and was given partly IN conslde-
ration of Judge JoHSsTos's zeal and aohi'y
as State-r rights man, exhibited IN the con-
troversies of 1859, when he represented
Prince Edward county in the Legislature OIL
the State.
PETER JOHNSTON and his Revolutionary
commander, the celebrated LEE, cherished
cordial regard for each other throughout their
lives. and the careers Of their respective sons.
Gen. EogERT l.. LEE and Gen. JOSEPH "a
Jouxsrox. have BEEN like those of their fathers
vsrv mreh identified. We believe they en-
tered West Point together, and graduated To-
y.ther. were alike distinguished there by
talent aud application, and have since devoted
themselves with kindred ardor and constancy
to the study Of the higher branches OF their
profession. ~,
Lieut.. JOHNSTON saw his first service IN the
Seminole war, where much toll and danger
| hnd to be encountered, and little distinction
| could be won He got many wounds, ana won
mapv honorable notices OF conduct IN tne Oh
| fetal dispatches. In one desperate engage
| ,,.nt he was shot down at the heao u his
| command and was left for dead upon the
| ,,ound. On being missed, however, he was
taken off by faithful friends, and II was many
wears before he recovered from his wounds
He entered the Mexican wal as Captain III
| a.. Tonoyraphical Engineers, III winch lie
r.ndered very useful ana daring service. AhlS
| ,erv;ce exposed him Of course to extraordinary
,oosrs from which he did not escape lie
was severely wounded while reconnoi'efihs
ON RI. line from Vera Cruz. He was during
the war appointed Colonel of 'olt'geurs' anu
was present in that capacity IN all the oa'
tles around the city OF Mexico. The oIhcial
reports attest the gallautry and efficiency OF
| his conduct through bout the Mexican service
Aftar the war he resumed his place IN the
| Touographical corps, and was engaged IN sur-
veys on the plains. When new regiments were
added to the army during Gen. PIERcE's Ad-
ministration, he was appointed by Secretary
DAVIS Lieutenant Colonel OF Cavalry aho
On the death Of General JEssUP III 1861, Wa'
made Brigadier General, aud assigned to duty
q, Ouartermaster General of the Army. A
| The death Of Gen. JEssUP, when it became
necessary to make n new Brigadier General
the President requested Gen. ScoTT to nam
four officers of the army whom he though
best qualified for the posi- ion, cut Of whom
make the selection. Gen. SCoTT named AL
BERT S. JOHNSTON, be who commanded i
, Utah as Brevet Brigadier; JOS. E. JoHssTo,
the subject Of the present notice; RonERr
I LEE, now commanding the Virginia forces
r and c. T. SMITH, very accomplished office
of Northern nativity, still in the cid army
, We do not know that we have given the for
. names in the order in which they were mel
, toned By Gen. Scorr, who expressly declare
q that he did not intend to Indicate their r
- spectiye merits by the order in which he wr0
. their names. The appointment was given
@ Gen. Jos. Z. JOHNSTON, the subject of Il
= present notice.
Gen. JOHNSTON received an appointment
Major General of Volunteers from the Vi
GINA Government few weeks ago, and W
rendered Brigadiership i'll the Virginia Pr
| yisioual forces. About the same time lie W
rendered Brigadier Generally in the Reg
lar Army of the Confederate States. As II
was a permanent commission, and as the arr
is his profession, he has accepted the comm
sion rendered by President DAVIS, and be
assigned to the important command at III;
pers Ferry. Familiar with every branch
the service, and with all the science, Learnt
and history of his profession, having sc
e hard service and smelt villainous gunpowd
=, the country may repose in the confident bel
:, that its cause is in safe, competent and SIX
full hands at Harper's Ferry.
'"' OF the four officers named for the Bri
10, dicrship by Gen. ScoTT in 1850, three h'
Vi resigned, being Soulherners, two Of them
ing Virginians. Gen. ALBERT 5. JoHNsTo
''n on his way from the Pacific, and win dou
ra' less receive a very high appointment Fl
INC President DAVIS, with VIII N he is a q
'eu favorite. He is Kentuckian, and is so M
'hS a Southern man, that he has resigned in
oo vance of his State. The South may cong
a'o ulate herself that she has three ont Of the
BILE -. g., S,o,n .s,ssmsa N. hoe, Off,
in the Federal Army.
ed -
nm. Another Heavy Blow upon the North.
mr. In examining tue various schedules of
| Tar;f Act atalu M ssed by the Santhern {