The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-18
An Ex-COnfederats's Talks win Gen.
Johnston ana Gen. sherman.

1t is a singular coincidence that had the
pleasure Of Gen. j. u. JOhnston's company, on his
hrst trip after the war by daylight over the Western
and Atlantic Rair0ai, North Georgia, and snDse-
quently of Gen. Shermaas s over the same road Al.
though fifteen years had elapsed, Gen, Johnston
pointed out the locations OF different commands under
him, aud appeared To remember the same hills, val
leys and rayines yvidy as II he had been raised
among them These places were all noted and COM
Inented upon q fast train sped over bridges and
around the Of hills by Its crooked line, whereas
his former points OF observation were more from the
wagon roads. Not long since had chat with his
engneer, Lieut. buchanan, to whom he refers ~ his
book as that Every Intelligent Oncer. - lie told me
how anxious he sometimes was when quick movements
necessary, and tbe commanding olhcer would
take his opinion simply Of distances, ETC., aud 50
move tho army.
clearly, but he illustrated tho care for MS men by
pointing out the place, ~ chlckamauga station where
negro man. stopping 10 LOOK AZ tue soldiers pass, re-
moved from his shoulder and rested 10 on a
gun which lay the mud, and that It caused the gun
10 hTs wOunding two Of his men, AT GTysyllle he
pointed TO an old stone min building saving an Eng
shman made sabres for the tOntedtfates there The
statement was Amusing, FOR, although war material
was made there by an Englishnani as stated, (Mr.
John Gray, tor whom the place was named Instead
Ut sahr3s, they were doe Browns pikes ~ such
used In the dark ages, before gnnpOwder was
made, The manufacture ol hlch iunteil'l was ot no
more yane than the dTks carried IN the early part Of
the war, aud iherb has been an erroneGps opinion
Abuut them. IhcIe was not The hloOdihiIhty seuti-
ment as has been charged, but me guns were poor
and every conceivable pr6cautloh was taken Ia de-
feHgs Of nome. When mentioned my Journey with
Johnston TO sherman his face lighted win evident
pleasure, and ho said! " was he thIO ugh here f''
Again al CarteTsyie about 400 men had gone 10 the
station 10 bee the general who had made deAOate tho
homes Of so many people. There was no denonsra-
tiOn, hut To RIatly the evident desire to see him he
appeared on the platform Uf . car, Gen. AEernan,
formerly OF Grants Cabinet, ana one or two Others
shook hands with him. one person on In tile crowd
said; ''Genera We have improved "a good dea
since yOd was here. 80 "ies, - replied Sherman,
1--WE left a clear Held for you - Ana then, as thI
train was moving Oh, lie remafkehi ~ Bee you hay,
the same station, but Won have put roof IT.
Having observed that IN his - Memoirs - he could
glIe no particulars OF Gen. SlePhels0n's death,
t0ld him Capt. Richard beard, OF MuriTeesburo,
Tenn, had told me tho particulars. He was ia com
mand OF the skirnsh line and was himself stardinl
near the line where it crossed path IN tile woods
The gallant Federal olncer galloped his horse quit
into their midst, and, seeing tbs Confederate once
so near him. he tipped his hat In inatinetiye Saluta
ti0n. Win equal gaantry Beard presented hi
sword. Mcpherson turned his horse Instantly an,
would have gotten away in a few seconds, but Con
fedeTate had taken deadly aim.-Our Day.