The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22

Mississippi. Going there at once, he cndeavored
TO withdraw Pemberton from vicksburg and re-
inforce him from Bragg's army, but failed by
reason Of Pembcrton's disObedicnce of orders,
and yfckaburg was taken by Grant On
December is, 1863, he was transferred TO the
command Of the Army Of Tennessee. with
headquarters at Dalton, Ga. During the winter
OF 1864 he was occupied In restoring and re-
organizing this force, which had been broken
by the defeat Of Missionary Ridge. BY May.
1854 he had collected 5000 men Of all arms, ex-
elusive Of officer. musicians tcamsters, etc. land
4 week later he was REINFORCED by General
Folks corps On July II, 1864, the Richmond
authorities, dissatisfied with Johnston's move
mcnts, relieved him Of the command, and di-
rected him to turn it over 70 General John =.
Hood. On February 2S 1865, General Johnston
was ordered by General Lee, then commander
in-chief Of all the armies Of the Ccnfed.
egato states, to assume command
OF the Army of Tennessee, and al troops in
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, ITO con.
centrate all available forces and drive back
Sherman The available forces were 5000 men
OF the Army of the Tennessee, near Charlotte, n.
c., and II 900 scattered from Charleston through
South Carolina. sherman had $1,000 men. An
inspection Of the railroad depots In North Caro-
lima showed that there were then collected In
them four and one-half months pro-
visions for 60.000 men; but these John.
ston was ordered not TO touch, az they were
for the use Of Lees army, 20 that the difhculty
of collecting provisions was added to the other
difficulties of his position, General Johnston
urged General Lee to withdraw from Richmond,
unite with him, and beat Sherman before
Grant could join him, but Lee replied that it
was impossible for him to leave Virginia Col
lectfng such troops as could be got together,
Johnston threw himself before Sherman, snd
on March 1921 attacked the lead
OF his column 1t Bentonville, south
OF Goldsboro, and captured four
pieces of artillery and 900 prisoners. Then
Johnston retired before Sherman to Raleigh,
and thence toward Greensboro. In the mean
time Richmond had been evacuated, and on
April Lee surrendered the Army of Northern
Virginia 70 Grant. Johnston thereupon
assumed the responsibility Of advising Mr.
Davis, whom he found at Greensboro, that, the
war having been decided against them, it was
their duty to end it, arguing that further contin-
uation of war would be murder. Mr. Davis agreed
that he should make terms with Sherman, and
on April Is, 1865, Johnston and Sherman
entered into o military convention, BY which
it was stipulated that the Confederate armies
should be disbanded and conducted to their
state capitals, to deposit their arms and public
property in the state arsenals; the soldiers to ex
ecute m agreement to abstain from acts OF
war. and TO abide the action Of the
state and national authorities; that
the several state governments should
be recognized by the executive OF the United
States upon their officers and legislatures tax
ing the oath prescribed by the con-
stitution of the United States; the peo-
pie and inhabitants of the states to be
guaranteed all their rights under the Federal
and state constitution; general amnesty for all
acts in the late war: war to cease and peace
to be resolved. This agreement was rejected
by the National government, and on April &c,
Generals Johnston and Sherman signed another,
surrendering the Confederate army on the terms
Of the agreement between Grant and Lee. After
the war General Johnston was president
OF q railroad in Arkansas, president
of the National Express Company in Virginia,
agent for the London, Liverpool and Globe In
surance Company. and for the New York Life
insurance Company in Savannah, Ga.
In 1877 he was elected to represent
the Richmond district of Virginia
in congress. He was appointed commissioner
of railroads by President Cleveland, and on the
accession of President Harrison was retained In
Office at the request OF his devoted friend, GEN
eral sherman, and held his position until q
very short time ago. General Johnstons last
visit to Seattle was about three years ago.l