The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26
-, 70, sohn>ton--A Letter from
'n'' ,,.cxident EwcH.


,s.rrf. October Is, 1879.
VIZ" me Mspatch Dear sirs, The
q f''"> Z. ., =, seems 10 have been eNtea'
4 t.rG ~ wa in the newspapers. and, SO
4 rl''N>,''s.cc o without "note or COM
L.: that General J. +. Johnston
4 ,sa 'G'". .rryicc under the khedive OF
u, q 'SN h IN mentioned at one OF the
8 E. SN" WIS 4 Confederate officer re-
4 .ra' ! ~ -. should 20 there, and an
4 -: l" l., ,nr5 q force upon the Meditrr-
4 E., '2'".,' n Egypt, the sources OF the
>''' n.y. discovered at last
4 T'V, - ~. Of this remark Is above
' .rs ,ro'ic,tion is unScnerous and
- '' ">. "t I'M, even "a Confederate
4 :. !, s,a,i 10 appreciate or undcr-
~ ,.. ,' sn,rartcr AMI services Of
I ;.. , ',... and l ak you to allow me
r, ''''.'. ,,,m9eut> on them ia your
.,.no..5n Wa the highest in rank
=. - .".sa,c noble men who Us soon
'", ~, "a! WAS sounded gave up
i -. ~ successful professional ca.
w.. ~. Arm, and Navy OF the United
J, .r...u ,hn fortunes ana defence
:. =. $500. .''.. safes. No class OF men more
'...' ,y.aYt,hy. The support. and the
80 -. Southern people. Time and
~. ....,, more than n brief alluSion
g. r., -. more prominent events in
,..~...a'- notwithstanding. hr>t. was
,..,,. t. Manassas. in July, 1861.
.''.r~r3ar arrival OF himself and
81. -. .rrrIa.d from disaster no I'M
,,.-,,u an deny. Mex, he is
~. Manassas lines, extending
80" - - the Lower Potomac
-. a. advance of them as TO De
..,s he Capitol At Washington
| ,.y.- >rtin-, when the ma>>lnS
........nc almy within 4 day
.... .ag> made II Necessary for
.-..a T. ,.rong r posiloA, nearer
- :, a"4 base, and the objective
-. enu}. -
= ,..H.l'- :; Ian Of sn advance up
n.-.m. apparent Johnston
;,s, Executive TO withdraw
...,. ,l.. Peninsula and 10 con.
F. ,,.,,,yIr man III front OF Rich
.s...-.. .,Ar decisive battle before
T ..n.,,oal i,rtify. This advice
|. ......I. ard .loHnton was sent 10
...... ~. tie lines n Yorktown.
. 81. vr ",su'> powerful artillery
/: ,..e.,, ulvh force be regarded
: ...., n.,-.a>u.4. linked as II is 10y two
o.. ,.r.g,r Tor his army and for
-: il.y.H- confronted and delayed
:. .- s- >.yr.al weeks, till the latter
- mach tine and labor, fully
-.. .tns, Batteries -. s!lencing the York
: ,..... y. slowly rctircd-at the rate
,...,. g.f.. = dly--to the front Of
!. ...~5. yn.n Re- again pressed the Con-
:. .... G,y.ramrrI 10 unite lis armies and
n...G,g. lis attack 1t seven Zines
- ..y. resulted in the capture or de-
y. n aS NtC.lIm'> left wing bad h.
IN. cg, brru wounded. Before he
.-.t Er Ms ordered 10 assume direct
,tr, mississippi. when the disasters
.. fs,-,.f, occurred and the faulty d;>'
.., rIl,y> Inpre rendered it lmpos'
=. ..r..u.o. Il. ctauy good. He was II nrst
-. -!i.. no.. wjt3 about TX thousand
~. ...,all.. hrAmt from Oe>lcginG Weeks
-. ,a4 .,f,rau army OF twenty-five thou
... q a.. arm, had been collected,
. * 50, / alter the siege had begun,
..a,lu. The >ie-c. Had his >ugges'
.. ,r. ora.r> bcrn followed thirly-hEe
...i men captured 4, NlckShurs ana
.".4,uu would have been >sfcd TO the
I'D 9t.y. But i was in the next cam
..a.,nIng a Dalton on the Oh OF May,
.t, The skill and ability OF General
.,5a Hrrr most exhibited. With aioTce
. .t. -tgju- the half Of Sherman moving
.ar, he repul>ed every direct attack
g.. rs the latter. ii1ljcting @rca! loss,
E., retarded bis advance that seventy.
alys were consumed in reaching
tri:y Of Atlanta. 4 dl>tanc" OF about
3. nils. And this Sherman did ty con-
*. ..trrnchng. and then, extending his
-,aa our fltnk or IL" other (Which his SUI
numbers ctia Died bun Ia d"). threaten
.a,a-J Johnston base ami del o III sup.
-.. >g,rmuu proved worthy antagonist,
..av, point o: vir%-n@lther made Il
=. ..~ nor g,Nr IN advantage. There was
..r.ra h1,,.. ,.r sh,vmun', constant
.....,.l r.,.t,rIy hluGl,uas OF his troops
p. oI,o,iuuilT 10 Juhu>tou 10 attack
,.-.,,.,.., Of .!Irc.>s, he being deter
,. :n.-....-r,...,.. hi. bray. and cont;diDr
.. ....at,r,ur,,I contest with no greater
....n ,r.,,, ,l.. roo.n,rarv noSscs>ion
... ,..,,....ri.I5 ~l.rmau', army was
-....l.,rr..,i,,. men and il i.n,f in ac.
.. ..,..... q..,, ,u., ia .,..rr, that ~ q Gene.
, ..,... ,,r,.,.~a trnn,. did no, fight;
......v.u T,4..rrt tho contrary /, 70
d ,.o ,f.. liberalism, nj the south.rn SOL
.. ,..,rr,.n ,r,i mai l,rinr ON y ucnprai
..,.g,..r,u,ial ,,,4.h, convinced him o,
. -,.. at j, IN this way the greatest
...., n.yr often rondu.t,d their wars
= ,,rN o;L,r Crrj,J,, This cam.
.. : rrua,r,,,Ir To- those of Tu-
. aid Nan,ccnruIi in 1914 and 1878,
.... t.,.,,r,,.r,,. a, the ar, oc war spenl
,...r.,.r, t,rI ,h,. farmer Was killed nv
.,.,....,... ,.,..,, ,r,i,.[, ~ c,,t.,r,rn.,trr,
. .,..- l,r M, .r.',,,r;r,, in . n;trhaa
81. y,rh ,h.rr,, J,h,,.rnr IVA. nm the
... .r.I. Is,;% r,I,.v.I fran, commend
ia. ,.', ,,.rn thr n,i.rt Of hind me-.
.n,.,,ri,.r,r and nrr,m. bv his re-.
-. j. ~. fhrn .,rn,..d The victim
. ugl yI,tp v3. ,nr sou,h bern nrn1,I,.
-. .e Ari when relieved from cctunaud
,.t cJuliI.ucr of bis army is beyond
.te. HE President Of the Coniedtraey