Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-13

DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED V1R
GINA SOLDIER. Maj. Gen. Edward
johnson, a distinguished officer of the
Contt de rate and nited States armies,
died at Ford's Hotel, IN Richmond, of
brain fever, on Saturday night last. He
was born i'll Chesterfield Co, Va, in
1916, and spent the early portion OF his
life i'll Kentucky, from which State he
went to West Point. He served in
Florida under Gen. Harvey, and in
Mexico under Gen. Scott, with whom
he was in every battle, behaving with
such gallantry that at Cherubusco he
was promoted to captain, and at
Chapultepec, to major, and the Wiz
ginia Legislature voted him a sword. He
accompanied Gen. Albert Sidney John
son on his ''across the continent march
into Utah, marching all the way on
foot. When the civil war broke out he
was stationed at Governors Island,
where he instantly came South He
was placed in command of the 18th
Georgia regiment. with which he was
ordered to West Virginia. He was
vel known in Stanton, where he lay
+ f six months at the residence of Cen
ii. Hartman, severely wounded, and wher
he was great tavorite. We copy
from sketch of him from the Rich
mond ''Enquirer the following:
During the gloomy days of that cam
paisn, sci, h. first gained notoriety as
Il Confederate officer. He reached
Western Virginia about the time of
Gernetts retire. t from Laurel Hill, after
the disaster at kich Mountain, and ser
we'd i'll brigade rnaer General Henry
K. Jackson. When Loring evacuated
Valley Mountain and joined Stonewall
Jackson, General johnson was left en-
the Allegheny summit with a few skele-
ton reginl, l1ts to guard the pass Of the
Allegheny cn the Staunton and Parkers-
burg turnpike. How he performed
that duty is well known. With only,1,
2JJ he fought the battle OF Allegheny
and defeated Milrov, whose force is
yariously estimated from 5000 to 6,00o
mel 1t was here that he won the soub.
nquet Of "A1le ghany JohnScp,'", by
which he was best known in the army.
Joining Stonewall . jackson early in
1862 he pariiciliate{Esin the battle OF
McDoweAsand Was so Severely wound
ed as to intapacitate. him for service
fo4 nearly a year. Immediately after
the battle Of Charlottesville, he was
assigned tothe command of jackson 5
old division, and was. in the advance
dulng the Maryland campaign. At
" incnt sttr be ;.g;in met Miloy and
cit II a,,d him Al Gettysburg he com
nsas,!td the extr. NE left Of the line;
twice took and held the enemy's
wol ks,leading his division in person;
and lever i'll The ,Lickest Of the fight.
The next engagement in which he
took my prominent part was
al Mine Run, where he discomfitted
Wlights and s>.edsewick's corps and
tltcAtd the en.m. S advance. AT the
v ilderness the 9TH and It'll, and at the
ever memorable battle ofSpottsylvania,
on the 18th Of May, he played con
SPURIOUS part. In the latter fight his
line was bl oxen and a crater portion of
his division captured. General John
son was himself taken prisoner, while
fighting in the RANKS with musket and
carried North, bat was subsequently
takento Charleston. S. c. and place d
nnder fire. He was very soon exchan-
ged, how ever, aid when we next heard
Of him, he was. with Hoods command
at Atlanta. He followed Hood through
the Tennessee campaign, winning fresh
lsur Is OF himself and command at
Franklin, until tie movements about
Nashville, When he was again taken
prisoner and carried to Fort Warren,
to be confined until the close Of the
war.
Since the war he has been quietly
farming in Chesterfield, taking no part,
n public affairs. Upon the announce