Connecticut western news., 1891-03-25

Soes'>s' '*''Ss'' Lees legion, and GENERAL J. E. JOHNSTON. at the age of SIX teen led a forlorn hope with SO much cour- age and skill that he was publicly thanked in orders. Joseph E. Johnston was born Feb 8, 1857, near Farmville, Va, and grad uated from the Military academy in 1s2D in the same class with Robert E. Lee.
 Thirty Bullet Holes in His Uniform.
 He served in the Black Hawk war, the Seminole war and Mexican war. Although by preference an engineer and generally detailed for important engineering work in time of peace, he was also a hard fighter and good leader.
 He came out of the war with the Florida Indians in 1888 with thirty bullet holes in his uniform, and at Chepultepec, where he led detachment of the storming party he was the first to place the national colors in she enemv's works.
 One of the First Brigadiers.
 The Confederacy made him one of its first four brigadier generals and Virginia made him 8 major general. He assisted General Lee in organizing the troops which rushed into Richmond when the war began but was afterward assigned to command It Harper's Ferry. When McDowell moved from Washington and attacked the COnfederates at Manassas Johnston hur- ried to Beauregard's assistance and turned defeat to victory for the Confederates at Bull Run.
 After Bull Run he was commissioned full general in the Confederate service, but a protest against his position as to relative rank brought him the enmity of President Davis. which continued throughout the war, to the great benefit of the Union cause. At the battle of Seven Pines he AoA olvyo ho ,y,A f0v duty for several months.
 Handicapped by Je6 Davis. In March, 1868, he was placed in com mand of the southwest and planned to de feat Grant, but body of the troops, 50, 900 strong, for which he asked, was refused him through MT. Davis orders, refusal which caused the Confederate secretary of war to resign. When in May, 1863, Grant attacked Vicksburg in the rear, Johnston was ordered to the command of the Con- federate forces there, but Pemberton, by disobeying orders, ruined his plans and | lost Vicksburg His next important work | was to oppose Sherman's advance on At | lanta; then he found himself, with an in- | ferior force, opposed to foeman worthy | of his steel; he failed, and MT. Davis re moved him by putting Hood in his place | from that time forward Sherman's move ment was triumphal procession. | His Last Battle.
 In February, 1865, General Lee, to whom MT. Davis had reluctantly yielded control of the Confederate forces, ordered John ston to take command of all forces in the southeast and drive Sherman back. The task was impossible, as both Confederate generals knew, but Johnston, with force | about a third as strong as his adversary s was stubbornly in Sherman's way until | the news of Lees surrender reached him When Lee surrendered Johnston informed | President Davis that further continuation | of the war would be murder, and Davis until then Johnston's most determined enemy, submitted to the logic of events In Omce Under Cleveland.
 After the war ended Johnston went into business and found his executive abilite. in general demand. Virginia sent him t. congress, where he became a useful work ing member, and in 1887 President Cleve land appointed him commissioner of rail roads. For many years he has been , familiar figure at Washington. Alert modest, courteous, affable and bearing hi years lightly, he was wonder to thos who know how long and arduous his dutie had been, and that he carried the scars o 8 dozen wounds. Only a few days ago h. was the observed of all observers" at tn funeral ceremonies of Admiral Porter an, General Sherman, but his most notabl and dramatic appearance was whel through the crowded streets of New Yorl he and Sherman rode side by side at Gen eral Grants funeral, chatting together 8 genially as if they were the warmest o personal friends-as they were-instead o two of the ablest of warriors who eve hurled great armies at one another The funeral will take place from St. John Episcopal church, Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, after which his remains will b taken to Baltimore and be inferred along side his wife's in the cemetery there Ther will be no display, military or otherwise either here or in Baltimore.
 Bishop Simpson, P. T. Sherman an Colonel Archer Anderson were among thos who sent telegrams of sorrow and COT dolence.