Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-17

General A. Sidney Johnston, who WaE
killed in the battle Of PittsburE Landing
Wss 9 native Of Mason county, Kentucky,
was born in 1902, and vas sixty years Of
age. He was student ct Transylvania
University, and subsequently graduated at
West Point in 1928, During eight years
succeeding he served in the army % q
Lieutenant and Adjutant Of the Sixth In
fsntry, and engaged in the campaign
sgainst Black Hawk, in which be acted ss
Adjutsnt General Of the Illinois troops,
with The rank Of Colonel, OF the same time
that President Lincoln Wss q Captain of
volunteers Johnston subsequently re-.
signed his commission in the army, and in
1886 removed to Texas. BE entered the
Texan army as q private soldier, but Gen.
Rusk made him Adjutsnt General Of his
command. He soon rose 10 be senior Brig
adler General Of the Texan army, was pro-
NOTED to succeed Gen Felix Houston, which
led to q duel between them, wherein John
sion vas wound. In 1887 be took the COM
msnd-in-ehief in Texas, and in 1889 he
aoted Rs Secretary Of War Of the new Re-
public, under President Lamar.
In 1886, at the request Of Gen. Taylor,
be went to Mexico, and arrived there short
" after the battles Of ResRca de Ia Palma
and Pslo Alto. BE was elected Colonel Of
the First Texas regiment, snd served in
that ospsoity for six months. he then
served ss aid to Gen. Butler in the battle
Of Monterey, and for his conduct on that
day he was recommended by Gen. Taylor
for the appointment Of Brigsdier General,
and the position was bestowed upon him BY
Caleb Cushing. After this be retired TO his
plantation in BraEoris county, Texas, where
he remained until appointed by Gen. Tal-
lor, in lS49, psymaster in the army. When
the enrolment Of four new regiments WAS
proposed BY the Pierce administration, he
was appointed by JEFF DaVis, then SeoretA-
~ Of War, Colonel Of the Second Cavalry,
with his headquarters ct San Antonio,
Texas. There he remained until 1857, the
greater part Of the time in command Of the
department Of Texas.
In the latter part Of 1857 he received
the command Of the United States forces
sent 10 compel the Utsl Mormons into obe-
dienoe, and conducted the remarkable ex-
pedition across the plains to Salt Lake City.
In tie spring Of the succeeding year, he
was put in command Of the military dis
triet of Utah, and received the brevet rank
OF Brigsdier General. On the close Of the
Mormon troubles he was sent to California,
and on the death Of Gen. Clarke, assumed
the command Of the department Of the
Pacific. Shortly after the rebellion got
under way, his loys ty was suspected, and
Gen. Sumner was sent out to supersede
him. Before Gen. Sumner reached Cali
fornia, Johnston had left his command to
join TIE Confederates. he took the over.
land route, with three or four companies on
mules, and passed through Arizona to
Texas, and thence to Richmond. At first
ne was appointed to g command on the Po-
tomao. Last fall, however, he was put in
command Of the Confederate soldiers in the
department Of Kentucky and Missouri, and
invested with plenipotentisry authority to
control al the military operations of the
West. His Kentucky nativity, and his
thorough knoWledgeof the western country,
coupled with his great ability, rendered
him an especially appropriate selection 10
the importRntant position which he held at
the time Of his death.
Gen. Johnston was six feet one inch high,
Of large, bony, sineWy frame, quiet and
unsssuming mRnners,a all oonspirins To form
q person Of remarkably imposing and at
tFsctiYe address. After the battle ct Fort
DOnelson he Wss greatly censured By
number Of persons in the South for not 70.
inforcing that Fort but his friends con-
tended that he offered to do so, but Pillow
and Floyd said they did not want any more
troops. Gen. JohnstOn's brother, Joseph
stoddsrt Johnston, was blown up several
years sgo on steamboat on the Red river,
Louisiana. He was ct that time United
States Senator from Louisiana, and some
time previously aoted as second for Mr..
Clay, In his duel With Mr.. Randolph.