The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-01
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Commissioner of Railroads Uptil Re
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WASHINGTON, March 2l-Gen. Joseph
E. johnson died shortly after II O'Clock
tonight at his residence on Connecticut
Avenue. The General has been suffer-
ing for the past three weeks with an at
lection of the heart, aggravated by cold
caught soon after ShermanS funeral at
New York. His physician has been
trying to keep up his strength for some
days, but his advanced age has given
little hope for his recovery from the be-
ginning of his illness.
The General did not seem to suffer in
the least and was conscious to the last.
At his bedside were Ex-Governor Nc
Lain, Of Maryland, the Generals broth
er-in-law, and the nurse. The lmme-
diate cause OF death was heart failure,
the result of fatty degeneration OF the
heart, due in measure to a cold con-
tractsd some weeks ago, but more par
ticularly due to extreme old age. At
times for about two years, General john
ston has shown uumiStakable signs OF
general breaking down. His mind often
became bewildered so that he could not
tell where he was or how he came
there. Some days after ShermanS tun-
eral the General one night got up out
of the bed, while in 4 state of profuSe
perspiration, which greatly aggravated
the Slight cold with which he was then
suffering. This brought on d severe at
tack of his old heart trouble, which COM
pletely Frustrated him. His physician,
DR.. Lincoln, succeeded, however, with
much difficulty, in arrestlng the disease
for time, and for a day or two prior to
aweek ago yesterday he seemed to be
really improving. On that day, however,
he went down stairs without assistance,
as he had done before, but it proved too
much for his strength, and only with the
aid of Governor McLain could he again
reach his bed or even rise from the sofa
wtere he was sitting. From that tlLIe
he continued to grow worse until ABOUT
o'clock this evening, when Dr. L!ncoln
found him perfectly comfortable and
apparently a little better. While MS
friends and attendants knew that he
might pass away at any time, yet they
had had no warning that the end was
so near. Governor McLain entered the
room at little after II o'clock, and as
he approached the Generals bedside, he
heard an almost inaUdible sigh, and the
General was dead. General JohnSonS
nearest living relative is a sister, Mrs
Mitchell, who lives in this city. The
funeral services will be held in this city,
although the day has not been fixed up
on. The interment will be made at
Green Mount cemetery, Baltimore.
Gen. Johnston was the last, save Beau
regard, 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 General Robert T. Lee. lie
was appointed Second Lieutenant of the
Fourth Artillery, and first saw active
service in the field in 1882 in the Black
Hawk Indian expedition. HeWas pro-
NOTED in 1886, and was an aide -de-camp
on General Winfield SCOTS staff in the
Seminole war. He participated in all
the important battles connected with
General SCOTS campaign in Mexico,
from the taking Of Vera Cruz to the
capture of the city of Mexico. He was
thrice brevetted for gallantry during
this war, and in 1S4S was mustered out OF
service as Lieutenant Colonel Of Yolun-
teers only to be reinstated by Congress
with his original rank of Captain of
typographical Engineers. He was
commissioned Quartermaster General
Of the United States Army IN une,
1850, but resigned the following April
to enter the Confederate service ID
which, as Major General of We olunteers,
he assisted General Lee IN the WorA OF
organizing, the men pouring into Rich
mond. Subsequently he was commlS-
stoned Brigadier General in the regular
Confederate service and was placed IN
command at Harper's Ferry. He joined
forces with Beauregard and remained
ia command of the consolidated troops
until 1852. At the battle of Seven Pines
ne was wounded and lncapltated Tor
duty for about six months. His next
service was as commander Of The army
of Tennessee and he employed the Win.
ter of 1868 in reorganiZing his command,
chich had become demoraliZed by the
defeat at Missionary Ridge. He was
relieved of this command in July, 1864,
by order of the authorities at Rich
mond General Hood succeeding him.
Early in 1865 General Lee again as
signed him to the command from W1lch
he had been relieved and ordered him
to drive back Sherman. General John
.ton urged Lee to abandon Richmond,
ioin 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 General johnson declined decl-
siye engagement and hung on ShermanS
TANKS, annoying the latter and lmpe-
ding his march from Atlanta towards
Richmond as much as possible. Lee
surrendered at Appomattox and John-
ston obtaining the consent of President
Jefferson Davis that the war should not
be further prolonged entered into nego-
tiations with Sherman. The first agree
ment framed was disapproved by the
Federal Government, and on April 70
the second agreement was concluded.
General johnson, after the war, became
successively president of a railroad
company in Arkansas, Of an express
company in Virginia and an insurance
agent in Georgia. He was elected to
Congress from the Richmond District
in 1877, and next saw public LIE as
Commissioner Of Railroads, which OF
fee be held under President CieVeiands S
administration. lie had lived in this
city since he lost his Office under the
present administration. In person Gen
eral Johnston was mali OF slender
build, OF not more siiaH nel:AI Ill height
aud with kindly, pleasant I%ce. lie
was unobtrusive in manner aud lnvarl.
bly, courteous TO all persons with whom
he was brought in contact.
Gen. Johnston's Funeral.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Funeral
services were held at II O'clock Tues
day morning over the remains of the
late Confederate general, Joseph +:
Johnston at ST IOhn'S EDlScOpal