Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-15
GIN JogwroN AND THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

GIN JOHNSTON AND THE ARMY or TENNESSEE.
"Bayones,n correspondent from Dalton TO the Nc
bile Adsrtissr and Register, thus rFtes:s q
en- happy 70 b. able to FAY that the condition of
ons army is splendid in every respect. IL Is well fed,
well cad in excellent heath and in high aud hopeful
SD ris For the first me in its history il bias no bare
foo, soldl,r Would you btlievs that At Oicamauga
Gen. Bragg lost the service OF 1000 otherwise efficient
men, because they were barefoot. Credit 10 or rot,
the statement strue And yet shoes were within reach
of ordinary qualtsrnastersl energy, The same hap
psned again at Nj sionary dge, where men wers 30
sorey needed and where the barefoo:ed men, had they
been ihod and present. might have turned the foitine
of that sad day. Bat now every soldier has shoes.
But seriously doubt whether there any general 10
the Confederate army who fully appreciates the mtuy
value of shoes. Certainly the quarermasteri do not
soldier 10 be Efficient must not only have shoes, but
good shoes; well fitting, broad bottomed and plant.
Upon this depends his capacity for rchipg and to
ove with corstapcy aud celebrity in battle There is
quaint and wise cd military maxim: "Horseman, look
10 thy horse; footman, look to thy feet"
Gen. Johnson Is unquestonab!y great captain IN
the science of war; In ninety days be has 50 transformed
this army that can fnd word to express the extent
of the trans ormatioD, but the word regeneration IL
ia regererated army He found il ninety days ago,
d,heartened despsiring and on the vega dissolution.
Byuiicious he has restored confidence rees-
atlshed dsci, line and exalted the bes.ts of his army
The army of Tennessee the most ltarred and success.
LEES Of all cur atinies has eeen tsworst days. ~
Let as hope that 1t will have "no more retr as and
no more defeats" Ihsve a firm fath ncw in the future
the army OF Tennessee and its grea cpan. Let him
but be unfe.tered, aud furnished with adequate
and all will be we'll Hs is very fer unats in having such
thorough soldiers as Hood Hardee, aud Stewart and
CT burne to direct bis columns and 'cute Is orders
With such leaders, ii to me that defeat is inn
possible The intrepid dasb and the young, burning
thusasm Of Hood are directed by military gsnus and
conr rolled bya and high int hgence. Hardee is
always prompt ready, perfect and successful The calm
stole Stewart SILENT stern, Poise1 mperturbabe new.
er fails never and never daiiies Hei' ever at the
| right place, at the opportune moment Cebarne is
not merely though he is altogether, on in battle,
but he has the genius to "Ide upon toe whirvnd and
direct the storm" Of the mighty corfct With these
generals, there will bs no dalyng, no blunders, no
"ost opportunities" disobeilence OF or iers. %
Gen. Johnston has two moeeJ OF stopping deserters.
One is by lieeral furloughs allowing all TO go home
by turns and the ott or by the inexoabls doom OF
death TO deserers lie has announced, in general or
dsrs that he will grant n, pardons, and The doomed
must die TIE court lrtial have last come to die
cover the necesay Of publishing desertes with death
1 and few now etcape There are upwards Of a dozen
soldiers now awaiting execGtio1 of he death penalty fol-
deseriiop. Some to hang, some 70 be shot.
What Gen. Johnson viii do, or rot do, is secret
which he locks up in his own breast. He gives nobody
| SO much as a wink or nod, upon which to hang
conjecture. We are now very close neghbors to the
Yankees They run cara to Ringgod, we run cars &c
Tunnel Hill The two points are seven miles apart
| The Yankees ara 10 force at Rnggold. Half day.
march by eitter would jump up the other.