The Nevada picayune., 1885-06-11
GEN. JOHN E. MURRAY
And His Brilliant But Short Career
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 The St. Louis Republican a few days since contain ed a letter giv- ing some fresh anecdotes about Gen. Joe Johnston. In that article appeared the following paragraph:
 "After assuming command of the army of the Tennessee, at Dalton, a grand review was ordered, and Gen. Johnston, superbly mounted on a magnificent thoroughbred bay, came sweeping down our line followed by the usual cavalcade of general and staff officers. He would halt a moment in front of the cOlors of each regiment, fac e to the line and raise his cap with martial grace never exoelled. In passing our regiment his quick eye caught the gallant bearing of our boy colonel, John E. Murry, then about 2l years of age. who had been a cadet at West Point for two years, and was notably distinguish ed for what the boys called a "gal- Jus salute" After the parade Gen Johnston sought our brigader, Govan, and inquired the name of his young colonel of the "grand martial salute;" and after hearing of lis proud achievements as the boy hero of the brigade, he invited him to his headquarters and enter tained him for a week. The Colo mel used to say that ''he picked up more solid chunks of wisdom that week than he had ever done before in his life" Tine brilliant career of this gallant boy closed with tue camp .ign in the last battle before Atlanta. where he foremost fight ing fell" with a bullet.hole through his commission of brigader-gen in his breast pocket"
 Gen. Murray lies buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery, in Little Rock, in the family lot of the late Judge Geo. c. Watkins. His life is a chapter of brilliant achievement not surpassed during the war of rebellion" and the sudden term ination of his promising career was greatly lamented in Arkansas. He was born in Pine Bluff, and greH up there as a bright and remar'A bly, intelligent boy. His father wss Judge John c. Murray, who was for many years judge of the Pue Bluff circuit, and his brother, .M,, Arthur Murray, editor of the Pine Bluff Press. Eagle. Young Murray went to West Point as a cadet in 1858 or 1859, and remained there for two years, until the breaking out of the war when, with many, other southern boys, he returned home, and was one of the first to onter the fortunes of the confeder- acy.
 His military training was of ser. vice to him. He was given lien tenancy in company that went from Pine Bluff and In Hardee's corps saw much hard fighting. With the ardor of youth he united a singularly mature mind, and pos sessed qualities that marked him as soldier of rare attaipments. It is said that thore was something in his very bearing and the glance of his eyes that, young as he was. made him a noticeable figure in any company. He rose rapidly in the service, and by his brilliant fight ing earned his c0lonelcy al 19 years of age. His course was onward and upward, and he gained a las. ger and larger reputation as a sol. dier. It was after he had received his commission as brigadier'gener- al as stated in the correspondence l quoted, that he fell at Atlanta, tho bullet that stole away his life pas sing through his commission, which he had placed In his breast pocket. His death was deeply felt in the army, for the soldiers loved their brave young leader, and when the news went round that Murray was dead many rough eye filled with tears. Murray went from Ark ansas with his friend and companion, Anderson Watkins, son of Judge Watkins, and hs too fell at Atlanta. After the war Judge Watkins had them both brought to Little Rock and interr'