Washington telegraph., 1862-05-21

LAST MOMENTS or GEN JonSsroS.-We ex-
-nlat flom an interesting account Of the battle
~ Shiloh, furnished by the correspondent Of
TIA Delta, the following account of the death
Of Gen. Johnston. lie lived long enough to
yiulicstc lis name from reproach and misap-
preheusion. and to Justify the opinion of Daris
a'ai Baanregarl. that ID wAs one Of the ablest
generals Of the age:
The fight now became universal. Each
iiaa poured forward, AMI encounterin- .rery
hundred 2. rds or so battery strongly sup
ported by iHfIntry, win the same unyarvin-
result. UitEn oar lines would rceDi and falter
unigr tie :rJn temPcsts from these terrible
batteries. bat their indOmitable chieE Would
re>call1=t and reform the men and return to
the charge. Ii was i'll one OF these charges
That the noble ami patriotic Comman ler-in-
Chief received the wound which produced his
lamrnted death. The enemy maintained his
position with unusual irmness. Three several
times did our brave fellows throw themselves
upon il, and were hurried back. As if by a resist
les and snperhninan power. The brigade and
regiInental officers gaiioppei along the lines
calling loudly for another charge. The lines
haltel-thc men seemed transiKed with b,r-
ror or -tupiiicd with dism1y-;hey neither al
vanceI uo- receslcd. but g,aTng at the fr;ph,fnl
ROW Gf biz muuthed cannon WHICH appeared ~
tostr tArir whole front, AMI then. at liz rronnd
before them, covered with their killej and
wounded comrades, they paused, faltered. and
SCENE I to Je fast verginE towards disnay and
EaFiie. IL was critical point il the drama.
Unless that battery forced 1nl its sunnor,s
driven in, the enemy WoEll ha.a NJ nj rraat
disadvantage. Johnston perceived this-Jobn-
>ton, Waoss actions throughout the day had so
changed the ideas Of those who had "a faIealv
iaterp. ctel his wise and ma-ter-lv retreat f-or,
Bowling Green into proofs Of oyer-caut;op and
lacS 81 daring and energy-wio. in his Man
ami execution of this battle. hal evincej =
badness approaching To aldacitv-an au,lac;tv
iAIt proved - te the highest wisdom aud st;li
The sa-aciOHs kentuckian saw and anprac;at..
~ the inninence Of this peril to the army n
tie strong position now held By the enemy was
retained. He determined 20 throw bimsaIf into
the brracL-not in spirit of brarado ar .
mere yaIa-gioiions ccsire Of parading his hero
Ism-least OF all, from any such petty and TO-
noble weakness, that imagined bv small
mnas-l feeling Of chagrin anu conscious in
justice on account Of the criticisms AMI eensuro
that had been 20 heedlessly INDUCED towards
him by ti-e thougl-less and uninfonned-
from a high and lofty spirit Of patriotism AMI
self sacrifice, that looked only at the dancer -
his country and his cause which confronted
hin- Seeing the inability of the other cot,-
inanIers 10 reform the broken and dismavaJ
line, Ae rode forward, with the ever cooI "a
uaiauntel Breckenridge. and. seizinr r,rs1
Eet presented it at charge bayonet. and call
eI on the men to follow The grand figure of
tAe tonmanler-in-Chicf, mounted on 4 LARGE
bay horse looming up from the foreground IA
conspicuous target for the enemv's sbsrn
Shooters seemed to expand to gigantic nra-
portions, as he beck1Acd his men On IN the
charge The gallant Kentuckians were the
hrst TO foilOw-Tennesseears Mississippians
AM Arklnsians caught the heroic contarion
and NOW the line moved steadily forwar5 =,
double quick, and then, with wild rush re
eelying the deadly iron blast as ii swept ALONG
the slopes, ami pouring over the batteries. they
scattered the heavy masses OF the infantry in
the widest confusion. This was perbaps the
mighfiest effort Of physical force and COURAGE
Of the day. AMI when il was Performed the tai
figure OF breckenridge could be seen on the
crest OF the hill, waving his cap in triumph
whilst the shouts of his men echoed far ofF lite
the roar Of many waters. As soon as Gen
Johnston perceived the success Of his appeal.
AMI that bis men had caught the spirit which
Ee sought 10 iniuse into them, and were NOV
ing forward with the requisite vigor and reso
luton, he rode from the front, and returned to
hi original commanding position, little in
the rear AMI on the right, and waited the re-
suit Of the assault Ii was only when its suc
cess was evident AMI the enemy was i'm retreat.
that one nl his aids, perceiving blood on his
clothes. anxio5sly asked If lac was not wound
ed lie replied, --Only a scratch ~ adding in
entire Inconsistencies of self = Was not that
sPendidiy done; glorious fellows; we have got
them now There was a pause and few
minutes Of observation and consultation. when
evident symptoms Of weakness manifesting
th emselves, the aids of the General insisted
that he should dism0nnt and have his wound
examined. He did 80 in a careless and uncon-
ccTned manner. His boot being pulled of. IL
was discovered TO be full Of blood, and that the
purple current was still flowing rapidly from
small wound under the knee. 1t proved on,
examination, TO be what DIR. Chopin pro-
Dcunced the smallest wound that he ever knew
to produce death in hale and vigorous man
But an artery had been severed Though
much blood had been lost the presence of
surgeon, or the application of proper ligature
I by any one familiar with the location Of the
artery, would have saved his precious life.
( But the humanity and generosity Of Johnston
had deprived him of the aid Of his accomplish
/ ell surgeon. He was the victim Of his own
/ philanthropy. In passing through the enemy's
X camp, he had observed some Of the wounded
Y Of the enemy suffering grievously from their
wounds and crying aloud for help. Stop,
\ Doctor, and help these poor fellows h, said
VI ID DIR. Nandell Of his staff, who promptly dis
mounted and was engaged in dressing their
wounds. when Johnston and his staff were rid
\ ing forward to engage i'm the active scene of
Y the terrible struggle in front The surgeon
was therefore absent when the wounded Gene
raj dismounted and fell exhausted on the ground
surrounded BY his grief stricken staff He
I grew rapidly fainter. 1t was obviou. to all
that he was sinking fast. A few words of kindt
ness to his friends. and Of joyful e1ultation a.
the victory already won, only escaped him,
when in fifteen minutes after he received the
wound he departed this life gently and with
smile irradiating his grave and serious counte-
nance. SO sudden and mournful an incident
in the very midst of victory seemed TO palsy
\ the gallant gentlemen Of his staff. Personally
devoted to him by ties and synpathies of the
strongest nature, by his pure and unsehsh
traits, his entire freedom from all petty jea-
lousy, his lofty moral courage and fearless per
sonal bearing, they were unnerved by the great
calamity which had fallen upon them, the army,
and the country Mournfully they bore his
remains 10 the rear, where they were placed
in an am bulance and sent to Corinth.
CURE FOR AN INvETERArE COUCH
Fifteen to twenty-five drops of laudanum,