The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-25

there who had been one of Johnston's team.
sters in the famous Utah expedition, who
likewise remembered the appearance of the
Chief he had followed on that disastrous
march to the Rocky Mountains.
FINDING GEO. W. JOHNSON.
AS q party of our officers were riding
over the field on Tuesday, they found per-
son of evidently more than ordinary intelIi.
gence among the wounded. He was dressed
in plain citizens clothes, but there seemed
no reason to doubt that he had been active
ly engaged in the battle, and that in all
probability he was an officer of some rank.
The officers were called up to see if he could
be recognized. Singing out Gen. A. Med.
McCOok from the party, the wounded man
asked that he might be permitted to see
him alone. The rest retired, and conver.
sation, lasting for some little time, followed
between the two. After the interview Gen.
McCook explained that the wounded man
was George W. johnson, "ProvIsional Gov
ernor Of Kentucky" who had set in motion
at Russallville the bogus machinery by
which Kentucky was annexed to the South.
ern Confederacy, and serving as Aid, be-
lieve, on the General staff. He had mad e
some personal requests. The Governor
was severely wounded in two places. He
received every surgical attention, but the
next day he died.
BRAVERY OF OUR GENERALS.
Ii, 10 the main, the generalship OF the
battle cannot receive unqualified commen-
dation, the gaIlantry of our Generals GER
tainly can. Nobody, Isuppose, has doubt
ed General Grants courage since Belmont.
At Fittsburg Landing the proper discharge
OF the duties of Major General Commanding
did not call him so continually into the heat
of the action, but he nevertheless displayed
his usual recklessness of personal danger.
AT one time bullet struck his sword scab,
bard.
General Buell's praise was in all mouths.
He was perfectly cool and wherever his du-
ty called him along the lines be went.
General Sherman did everything possible
to rally his surprised regiments, and was
compelled, in doing so, to be constantly
passing through the enemy's line of five.
That he escaped with two slight wounds
seems almost unaccOuntable.
General A. Mcdowell Cooks personal
conduct on the field was all that his most
earnest friends could desire. I have writ.
ten nothing but the truth about General
McCoOk heretofore l shall certainly write
nothing but the truth about him now, when
his conduct comes to deserve the highest
commendation instead of censure.
Nobody needs be told how Lew Wallace
behaved. He has been tested too often for
the country not to know what to expect of
him now.
Generals Rosseau and T. Crittenden have
made themselves the idols of their COM
mands. Nelson, too, is eulogized by his
troops for bis reckless daring.
McClernand, Hurlbut and w. 81. Wal.
lace were in the terrible exposure of the
first day. The latter fell mortally wound
ed, after having inspired bis men to brill
liant resistance by his unshrinking GOODNESS.
The Others were in almost equal danger for
still another day, but wonderfully came
through unhurt.
Certainly, if personal courage among the
Generals could have averted them, the
disasters of Sunday would never have oc-
CURED.
OLD BATTLES AND PITTsBURG LANDING.
We shall have to change our old ideas
about big battles. Buena Vista, for ex.
ample, has been with US standard illustra.
tion of great American battle. Said
wounded Captain, 81 was through Buena
Vista, and thought l saw some fighting
there, but that was a trifirg skirmish
compared with this" awe thought Don
elson the greatest battle of our modern
time, on this continent at least, but Donel-
son was about equal to three hours out of
our two days. fighting here" was remark
which, in substance, heard dozens of times
repeated among the officers.