, 1869-03-22
THE FAMILY OF AND REV
| JOHNSON,
futersaIing personAl Particulars.

JOHNSON,
IDtersaliug personal Particulars.
Correspondence oi III. Hcr Y ,rk Es,airg Po.:.
WAsuIsG7os. Ms-cc 9. 161,
The family Of Mr.. Andrew Joh1son was
the least osteniatlous Of any that has yet in- !
preserved at the capital the simple manners |
Ui their former state. The retirement aud |
quiet Of their life Has so great that many a.c |
curious 10 know more OF them, and lew 1
words Of description may be Interesting !
10 your readers.
during her occupancy OF the Executive !
Mansion, Mrs. johnson has lived almost rs &C.
cludcd ii nun. This has been In part owing |
to bronchial difficulty and a consumptive |
tendency, with which ste was first af31tct ID at |
the beginning OF The rebellion. This phy.ica |
trouble was subsequently, aggravated BIZ the |
thrown from his horse and instantly killed, |
at the beginning OF thu war, while on bis |
round OF duty as Surgeon of the First Kegl.
ment Tennessee 1nfattrT. Very few Ameri- 3!
can women have suffered more than Mrs. |
Jobrson in behslf OF the Union. She has
known what 1t wat to fill with her own hands |
the basket Of bread and meat that was to bc
stealthily ccnveycd to hiding place In the
mountains, 10 keep from starvation her
daughters husband. II was chastened
epirit she brought to the White House, and
though hcr presence was seldom denied to
personal ttieEds, with the glitter and pomp Of
state size had nothing to do.
hrs Andrew Johnson, whose maiden name
VAS Eliza McCasdet, was born In 1911, and
VIII be tity eight years OF age on her next
hl,tdny. She is two years younger than her
husband, and not older, as the newspapers
are IN the habit CT telling the story. She was
married in Greenyille, Tennessee, whea she
WIS In the tx ghtecutt year Of her age. Her
young husband at the time Was not twenty.
The hot teymoon Was spent In teaching tie
future President the rudimcutH oi education.
Mrs. Juhneon says {" she taught him the let
ters, but he was nu apt scholar, aud acquired
alI tho rest him clt." With the exception Of
lew months in the early part Of Mrs. John
son's married lie, her home has always been
IN Grreurillc, Tennessee. It was Ii, re that
her five children were bOrn-thrce SONS n1d
two dnuehtcrs-of whom Mrs. Patterson is
the eldest. This daughters name IL Martha,
aud she was mHrricd to Judge Paterson Ia
Dec, mher, 1856 Soon AFTER ttcfr masriaTe,
b1f. patteFtou-whp was practising Law at
the time-was appointed judge Of the First
Judicial District Of East Tenn stec. During
most Of the l,mc OF President John ou's nd
mtlis:f7tion be has occupied . seat IN the
Senate.
Mrs. Johuson's second daughter {1.ry)
! married Mr. Stoycr IN april, lSl3. col1aeL
/ Slower vas ont Of the most gallant OF those
! oi}cers who laii down their lives In the dc
fet.ce Of the Gni,n. ThouSh he had not the
his hinw ns,nt,,l r., ~ ~ ~ T.; ~ ,,,.n1
cause Colonel Slower was Que OF the leaders
VINO headed the Uniou men OF Elst rcnucs-
eec. Aewas one Of the first 10 earoll h,.nsell
omonc Inc number who, as au organic atiou, /,
we're known as The 50 Bridge burners" HIS
preparation hc vas = r1ran ~, momenss ta,.
Of Ell Tenne,src i,u1n,, ~. ~, uonntaln
months NJ EnvamS'er 1.t"en ahs ,"tlsMen1
1sGI. he xas hunted ,',ei,;vs alo January,
hnlfs and e7,v.rns nf thn ,ocrG' o'I,nE ~ tne
mr. fhjs n,rI1,l srIn.ar thst H. :. WAS cur;
the basket With neat aud brraa Wta, "tls. ~. !.
dauclIter. tic sorrnwfn wiz wa w. mugn ael
~ 1rrfa7m ihe 1asS Everv w r,en NV AT Strength
,,cd ~ thc d,,or ~ tha 1oneix iaSn, W.! ~ zap
smnnnscd tn h. ron1ine to hrine- EHse tha va a
) ,haf thc son and hn.hsnf va. ,laroin, ~
fnrret tree. ~
Sane Of their nclchbors had been atnicte
na;a a. I13,on;.1n % IN Fat rcnne;.scp s pcuS.s n
!, @ thie fcaTf},f re,,nd IN wh5eh C,fone, ~ Ss1
h tn,s eoa fea, co;d ~ and sto.ra,tn q
sod n cnns,,mn ntinn worn nlante5 H. :,
cuus,itution. Al last through The ee;,rtsI u
:, eo1re cid personal friends who were strol
= broucht With him a sharp. raspjnr ron,
: Som after he was ntiugci 10 nass fhro,;s
|. the rebel lines, in COMPANY with his fami
i, and Mrs johnson. H proceeded at once
4 Kentucky, where be 1aleed d rrsinen. wh,t
i. was afkefRe1d known Is the Fourth Tenn
!. sc Infantry. No brayer reyiuacnt sery
i during thc var. and hut rery tsw ali =
= conntry more etfrc1ivc serrtse !. hnt ncto
~ I'M. gallant hand had fine tn 5istinTnI
it<c1t IN NM err"1 hsttle 10 hr1.,s
o9orsi sS, u haS h E,sse 9ais, aWar s soefse'
~ ~ % sh,rt, AZ p'ese@ a"as ~ sae eaRts age
Is - aaIE,v;,,,,, ~ ~. ..,.,,,..
a a. tue oeS1nnn's VI .os Icoelifoo Colon
Is sfover vas living tne independent Lie 0f
!. farmer In afiinent circumstances. Hls lar
d farm was well ftockGd with cattle, aud
:. barns we're al!ed. Hts house soon aeca1
i Known - ktnd OF resting and etcathi1
/ place for fleeing Cniou tuaifiSes. After t
It departure Of the family the buildings NC
" destroyed. At hts death his widow Was Il
IN With three small children and scanty 81
n sIstcrce. Mrs. Storer hss never asked CO
=. crrss to {ntcmn,fy her for euy losses
10 Visitors II The White uouse during t
- uast two OF three yeats may reta!a I
! memory OF diEulhcd, 1tAtuesqne blont
- Tfth lew very fioe points, which a fAshIc