New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-10
The Great Battle.
The following is from the Memphis Appeal Of


Tuesday: s455 /. Vi
az RESULTS OF THE BATTLE.
A gentleman Of distinction who arrived III the
c1ty last night, upon the very best official author
ty Estimates the Federal loss in the battle Of the
9th as follows: Killed and wounded, twelve 10 if.
field artillery, about one hundred pieces small
arms, twenty thousand ; together with ali their
tents, baggage wagons, ammunition, camp equip
page, etc. Our troops occupied the quarters Of
the enemy the night after the battle using their
hospitals for our wounded.
4 The Confederate loss in killed, wounded and
missing, is estimated at Ave thousand. OF these
Memphis has furnished her full share and our citi
zens are looking for the details with the greatest
anxiety. It is to be hoped there will be no unne-
cessary delay in spreading them before the public
az the earliest moment. A certainty, even should
It be contrary to our wishes is preferable to CON
tinued suspense. 85l%7578
ssfj THE NOBLE DEAD.
The remains Of Gen. A., s. Johnston arrived at
Uorlnth yesterday, en- route, we presume, for his
residence in Texas.
The military career Of this gallant soldier com.
menced as class mate with President Davis at
West Point, where he received thorough military
education and graduated with distinguished honor
The friendship that originated in the early inter
course of these distinguished men, continued
through life, as was evidenced by the implicit con-
fdence in Gen. J. by Mr.. Davis, during the admin
istraton of the latter as Secretary of War; and af.
terward by naming him General second in rank iD
the service of the GOnfedera3y.
After graduating at the Military Academy, Gen.
]. .entered as Second Lieutenant in the 9th Iufan
try, where he served for the period Of six years
In the Black Hawk war he was appointed adju-
tant, and subsequently was Colonel of an Illinois
regiment for three months in that war At the
close Of the war he resumed the position of Adju
tant. S d
In 1886 he went 10 Texas, and at once espoused
the cause of the infant republic. He took the
oath OF allegiance az an officer, at Columbia in
that year, and under Houston, was made com
mander-is chief of the army in Texas. It was in
this position that he first acquired the title Of gen
eral. Ha was subsequently Secretary of War, of
Texas, and took the field in command ofthe expe.
dition against Bowles. He drove the Indians out
of the country, and gave peace to the people,.
8 After a few years of quiet at his home in Texas,
he Joined Gen. Taylor in the Mexican war, and
served under that gallant leader, until the termna-
tion of the war. Upon the election of Gen. Tay.
lor to the Presidency in l848 he received the ap-
pointment of paymaster in the Federal army, and
Ut the increase Of the army was made colonel Of
cavalry. and assigned command of the depart
9ment of Texas. He next was appointed to the
command Of the Utah expedition, by Mr.. Buchan-
an and subsequently to that of the Pacific, where
he remained until the breaking out of hostilities
between the two Governments in April last On
hearing that his adopted State, Texas had passed
the ordinance of secession, and cast her destinies
with the new Confederacy, he resigned his position
in the Federal service, and began to make prepar-
ations with the view of at once removing to the
South, to assist in repelling the threatened in.
yasion of her soil by the Northern vandals.
In Johnston fails another martyr to our sacred
cause Another hero's name ia added to the gal.
axy that shall shine respendent in the pages of our
country's history, to the end of time Sad it is to
ecoutide to the dull earth one whose arm was pow
erful, and. whose aspirations Were SO lofty, and
whose end is SO patriotic; his frame has persisted,
but his memory is undying. sg,y5Fl5! M.
Give me hs death of those E 5tt7
I'd, Who for the.r eou' try do 81 y .5--= III ~
And oh be mi @ like their repose, .,
When cod and low they le I ,S
Thei ioveliest mother earth .trp .H Fl.
Enshrines the fal en- brave; sI4.=
~ zs.s. '4- On her iAp who Gaye them rth
"ttF' They find h.ir tranquil grave.