River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26
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JOSEPH e. JOHNSTON.
The Famous Confederate General Dies a
Washington-A sketch of Ills Career.

The Famous Confederate General Dies at
Washington-A sketch of His Career.
WASHINGTON, March %. ten. Joseph
+. Johnston died shortly after II clock
Saturday night at his residence on Con-
neetieut avenhe Tile general had been
suffering for the last three weeks with
an affection of the heart, aggravated
by cold he caught soon after Gen.
Sherman's funeral in New York. His
physician had been trying to keep his
strength up for some days. but his adj
vanced age gave little hope for his re-
coycry from the beginning of his illness
Gen Johnston was The last save Gen.
Beauregard Of the six full generals OF the con
federacy He was born at Cherry Grove, Va,
in 1877. and was graduated from West Point in
1922 Ia the same class with Gen X bert f.
Lee. He was appointed second lieutenant OF
the Fourth artillery, and saw first active
service In the field in iSi2 In the Black
Hawk Indian expedition. He was promoted in
1893 and was On aide de camp on Gen. Winfield
SCOTS stan in the Seminole war He par.
ticipated IN ali the important battles con.
nected with Gen. SCOTS campaigns In Mexico
from the taking OF Vera Cruz TO the capture
OF the City ef Mexico. He was thrice brevetted
or gHllantry during this war, and in 1913 was
mustered out Of the service as a lieutenant
congress with his original rank of captain OF
observation-disclosures. He was commissioned
quartermastetgeneral OF the United States
army in June, $3.50 but resigned the following
April TO enter the confederate service, in
which as malor-general OF volunteers
he assisted Gen Lee 10 the work of organizing
the men who we're pouring into Richmond.
subsequently he was commissioned brigadier-
general in The confederate service and was
placed in command Of Harper's Ferry. He
joined forces witt BeaUregard and remained in
command Of the consolidated troops until 1862
At the battle OF Seven Pines he was wound
ed and incapacnated for about six months.
His next service was as commander
OF the army Of the Tennessee, and he
employed the winter Of 1868 to reorganize his
command, which had become demoralized by
the defeat of Missionary Ridge. He was re-
lieved OF this command in July, 1854, by order
OF the authorities At Richmond Gen. Hood sue
ceeding him. Early in 1885 Gen. Lee again
assigned him to the command from which he
had been relieved and ordered him to drive
back Sherman. Gen Johnston urged Lee to
abandon Richmond, join forces with him,
and fight Sherman before Grant could
come up Lee replied that IL was impossi-
bic for him TO leave Virginia as his force was
small Gen. Johnston, declining a decisive en-
gagement hung on ShermaH's TANKS, annoying
the latter and impeding his march from At
lanta toward Richmond as much as possible.
Lee surrendered at Apponattox and Johnston,
obtaining the consent of president Jefferson
Davis that the war should not be further pro
longed, entered intonegouations with Sherman
The first agreement framed was disapprOved
by the federal government and April 70 a second
agreement was concluded Gen. Johnston after
the war became successfully president OF
a railroad company in Arkansas, Of
express company in Virginia ana an insurance
agent In Georgia. He was elected to congress
from the Richmond dsi.set In 1877, and next
saw public life as commissioner OF railroads.
which office he held nrier President Cleve-
lands administration He had lived in Wash
ington since he lost lIis Office under the present
administration. In person Gen. Johnston was
man Of slender build. Of not more than me-
dunn HEIGHT. and with n kindly nleasant face.