Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-22

he endeayored TO withdraw Pemberton
from Vicksburg and reinforce him from
Bragg's army, but failed by reason of Penn
berton's disobedience of orders, and Nlcks-
burg was taken by Grant.
On December 18, 1868, he was transferred
to the command of the Army of tennessee,
with headquarters at Dalton, Ga. During
the winter of l863-64 he was occupied IN
/, restoring and recognizing this force, when
had been broken by the defeat of Mission
airy Ridge. BY May. 1854, he collected
as. 900 men of all arms exclusive OF officers,
musicians, transfers, etc-). and q week
later he was reinforced by General Folks
corps. On July II, 1864, the Richmond au-
liberties, dissatisfied with Johnston's
movements, relieved him of the command,
and directed him to turn it over TO Gen.
eral John b. Hood.
TIE AR.iY oP TENNESSEE
On 23d February, 1865, General Johnston
was ordered by General Lee then CON-
mander-in-chief of all the armies OF the
Confederate States, to assume command OF
the Army of Tennessee, and all troops IN
South Carolina, Georgia, and florlda 10
concentrate ell available forces and drive
back Sherman" The available forces
were s. 600 men Of the Army OF tennessee
near Charlotte, n. c., and 11,000 scattered
from Charleston throughout South Caro-
lima. Sherman had $4,000 men. An IN
spection of tho railroad depots IN North
Carolina showed that there we're then col
lected in them four and one half months
provisions for go 900 men; but these John-
ston was ordered not to touch, as they
were for the use of Lees army. so that the
difficulty of collecting provisions was ADD
ed TO the other difficulties OF his position
General Johnston urged General Lee TO
withdraw from Richmond, unite with MIN,
and beat Sherman before Grant couid JOIN
him, buk Lee replied that 1t was lmpossi-
bile for him to leave Virginia CollectlnS
suoh troops as could be got together John
stoa threw himself before Sherman, and on
March lgth-2lst attacked the head OF ms
column ut Bentonville, south OF Colds
boro'. and captured four pieces OF artillery
and 900 prisoners. Then Johnston retired
before Sherman to Raleigh and thence to-
wards Greensboro. In the mean tilne
Richmond had been evacuated, and on the
9Th of April Lee. SURRENDERED the I Amy y,
Northern Virginia TO Grant. Johnston
thereupon assumed the responsibility OF
advising Mr.. Davis, whom he found NJ
Greensboro, that the war being declded
AGAINST them it was their duty 10 end ~,
arguing that further continuation OF war
would DO murder.
THE STIPULATION.
Mr. Davis agreed that he should make
forms with Sherman. and on 18th April,
tSs5 Johnston AMI Sherman entered into
a military convention, by which II was
stipulated that the Confederate armies
should be disbanded and conducted 10
their State capitals, to DEPOSIT thelr arms
and uubhc property in the State arsenais;
the soldiers 10 execute an agreement TO
abstain from acts OF war. and 70 abide the
action of the State and national authori-
ties. that the several State governments
shonld be recognized by the Executive OF
the United States, upon their officers ana
legislatures taking the oath prescribed by
the Constitution of the United STATES,
the people and Inhabitants OF the states
10 be guaranteed all thelr nRnS
nnder the Federal and State Constitutions;
General amnesty for all acts in the late
var. war TO cease and peace to be re-
stored. This agreement was rejected oy
the National Government, and ON Zotn
hnr,l Generals Johnston and sherman
sipned another surrenderlng the Confede-
rate Army on the terms OF the egreehene
between Grant and Lee. After the war
General Johnston was president OF Tau
road in Arkansas, OF the Natlonn EAPis
Company in Virginia, agent Tor the LON
don + iyerpool, and Globe Insurance COM
,,ery and for the New York Llfe-lnsurance
Eonnanv in Savannah, Ga. In 1877 he was
oIeDtel n represent the Richmond district
80 V;ycinia ia Congress. In 1887 he was
made Commissioner of Rallroaqs OF tno
tinted States by President Cleveland.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
g-I,a a;Feyence of opinion as TO the
s.,ateoy and policy of the war betwee1
NJ Davis and General Johnston exhibifed
;tself At an early date. and from u may DC
dedneed many Of the disasters that oeien
enc Confederate arms and final tall OF the
r w s~derate states. Mr.. Davis was con-
v,nced that the whole territory OF the
ssasnsSed states ought to be protected from
;rvssson by the national forces-hence ths
az ' cnast was fortified and gsrrisoncd as
sss a. nossible. and lines along the ifontier
80. .sare hald General Johnston on the other
band was fixed in the opinion, ana persist
spt emf in urging il. that there snoaiu ns ~
detanee 81 positions or lines; that u
=. mart Of the country was gwen up 70
s "ny by withdrawal OF troops pro-
y,ded for is defence so as 70 REINFORCE a.
,n,ss IN the Asld. the DESTRUCTION or re-
s,,isa al the invading army would recover
th us, ss - 80 abandoned. Early IN the
s var Genera, General Johnston advised the consen.
ration al his Army OF the snebsnaoss
For ~ Tie rurposs Of fighting McpoTlsn.
Thss Ne attempted when y - VOC 'sse