The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-03-26
DEATH OF GEN. JOHNSTON
He Dies Of Heart Trouble Aggra-
waited by a Gold.
A Short Sketch of the Distinguished Con-
federate Commander.

Gen. Joseph e. Johnston, the distin-
guished ex-confederate commander,
died shortly after II o'clock Saturday
night, at his residence on Connecticut
avenue, Washington. The general had
been suffering for the past three weeks
with an affection of the heart, aggra-
waited 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
advanced age had given little hope for
his recovery from the beginning of his
illness. Gen. Johnston's nearest living
relative is sister, Mrs. Mitchell, who
lives in Washington. The funeral will
be held in ST. Johns Episcopal church
Tuesday, and the remains will be
inferred in Greenmount Gene
terry, Baltimore, without display.
Gen. Johnston was the last, save Gen.
Beauregard, of the six full generals Of
the confederacy. He was born at Cherry
Grove, Va, in 1907 and was graduated
from West Point in 1929, in the same
class with Gen. Robert E. Lee. He
was appointed second lieutenant Of the
fourth artillery and first saw active SER
vice in the field in 1882 in the Black
Hawk Indian expedition. He was pro-
NOTED in 1886 and was an aid-de-camp
on Gen. Winfield Scott's staff in the
Seminole war. He participated in all
the important battles connected
with Gen. Scott's campaigns in Mexico
from the taking of Vera Cruz to the
capture of the City of Mexico. He
was thrice brevetted for gallantry dur
ing this war, and in 1S4S was mustered
out of the service as lieutenant col
onel of volunteers, only to be reinstated
by congress with his original rank Of
captain of Typographical engineers. He
was commissioned quartermaster gen.
eral o. S. army in June, 1860, but re-
signed the following April to enter the
confederate service in which as ma
jor general of volunteers he assisted
Gen. Lee in the work of organizing the
men who were pouring into Richmond.
Subsequently he was commissioned
brigadier general in the regular confed
crate service and was placed in
command of Harper's Ferry. He
Joined forces with Beauregard and re-
mained in command of the consolidated
troops until 1862. At the battle of Sew
en- Pines he was wounded and incapaci-
tated for duty for about six months.
His next service was as commander of
the army of the Tennessee. He em-
ployed the winter of 1868 to reorganize
his command, which had become de-
moralized by the defeat at Missionary
Ridge. He was relieved of this COM
mand in July. 1864, by order of the au-
thorities at Richmond, Gen. Hood suc-
ceeding him. Early in 1865 Gen. Lee
again assigned him to the command
from which he had been relieved, and or
dered him to drive back Sherman. Gen.
Johnston urged Lee to abandon Rich
mond, join forces with him and fight
Sherman before Grant could come up,
but Lee replied that it was impossible
for him to leave Virginia. as his force
was small. Gen. Johnston, declining
a decisive engagement, hung on Sher-
mans flanks, annoying the latter and
| impeding his march from Atlanta to-
wards Richmond as much as possible.
Lee surrendered at Appomattox, and
Johnston, obtaining the consent Of
President Jefferson Davis that the war
should not be further prolonged, entered
into negotiations with Sherman, and
surrendered his forces.