The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-30
Funeral Honors to General Albert Sidney
Johnston.
Tho New Orleans Times, Of the 2Sd instant,

The remains of this groat and good man whicl
have reposed in tho cemetery OF this city for tn
last four years. will to-day be removed to tn
to be there deposited in the soil Of the State h
loved so well, and for whose independence ho hat
in his youthful days shed his blood and sacriicet
his fortune The fame Of so good, true and noble
character as Albert Sidney Johnston ought to b
national All mon who admire true courage, higf
chiyalry and spotless integrity, ought. to esteem
it privilege to unite in paying the tribute OF re-
spect and admiration to sucl man: Those who
were his enemies, in the war in which no fell, can
not withhold their need Of honor and praise from
the man, who at all times and on all occasions was
the model OF o knightly and generous foe, who
scorned all vulgar passions and pre- judIces-all In.
direct and unworthy acts and thoughts. Ii there
be any whose natural instincts may be perverted
and blunted by the still lingering passions engen.
derel by fierce war, let them remember the cir.
cu1nstances to which is mainly due the first great
calamity OF tie Confederates in the late war. Lei
that incident silence and rebuke all ungencrous
thoughts or recollectons. Albert Sidney Johnston
fell a victim to his humanity and generosity to q
fallen foe. The writer was nearly witness of the
event which he now recalls. It was in the very
crisis Of the great and bloody battle OF Shiloh
when, with the instinct OF great general and e
true hero, General Johnston peIcelv1n5 the necos-
sity of sacrificing himself to achieve the victory
which he had planned 80 wisely, rode forward to
place himself ut the head of BrecAnridge's divi-
sion, to renew a charge which had been repeued
with great slaughter.
It was in vain his staff reconstructed against his
exposure. His reply WAS, gentlemen, everything
depends on carrying this position" he insisted
upon his staff, composed Of his intimate friends,
remaining behind, and with single member of it,
and his surgeon, DR.. Yandcll, rode to tho front.
On his way the party rode BY poor wounded FED
from hemorrhagc, rad whose lite could be saved
by surgical aid. ssThen disnount, Doctor, and
save the poor fellow" was the order OF the Gone
ral. Whilst the Doctor was thus engaged General
Johnston rode ahead, and IN the smoke and ID cou-
fusion OF the buttle got separated from the sur
geon. 10 perceived ut glance tue disordered
and dishcartened sVa.o of Breckinridge's division
which had been reduced to one-haf of it's original
force, by the several Intellectual charges it had
made against q strong position held by the enemy,
and defended by several batteries Of artillery and
large force Of inf.ntry-and galloping to tho right
and frol.t. waved his hat and ordered The charge.
His tall, powerful form, mounted on a large
charger, could be distinctly seen BY the whole
line, aud instantaneously revived tho dropping
hiu' with resstlcss vigor and valor, and swept
their adyersaries from tile position, capturing the
batteries and putting to fight tho troops which
had held and defended them so tenaciously. The
point was gained, the victory wonIthat day Ut
least decided, when the heroic General discovered
that he had been wounded. His friends, who Wero
near, were alarmed, and started messengers for
his surgeon. They helped him from his horse.
The wound was SO small that it was difficult to
discover it's locality in SO large frame. But on
the removal of his boot, it was discovered that he
had bied very profusoly. small rife ball haa
penetrated his leg and severed M artery: Through
this scarcely visible aperture, tho lfeblood OF tie
brave veteran had t:i:klod away. imIorceptibly.
He vas too far gone even for surgical aid: lis
friend and surgson arrived in time 10 receive the
last grasp Of tie hand OF his dying chief, whose
st1lwart Egnre a= prostrate in tiiat dark forest,
surrounded by small circle of dovoted weeping
friends who, Indifferent to the fearful sounds and
scenes Of one of the Dlood!est battles Of modern
tinles,. stood in silont strcken grisf around the
Zero, the victor and martyr of tile day. Tho
martyr alike of duty to cause to which he had
pledged his faith and honor, all to humanity and
generosity to q suffering enemy.
It would indeed he q sad rerroach Upon the.
,hivalry aud manhood Of our race, if q man who
shus offered up his life. should not bc honofed and
seneruted alike by friend and foe.