Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-28
DEATH OF GEN. JOHNSTON
He Dies of Heart Trouble Aggra-
waited by a Gold
A Short Sketch Of the Dlstlng uishcd Con,
federate Commander.

Gen. Joseph +. Johnston, the distiIf
guished eX-confcderate commander,
died shortly after II o'clock Saturday
night, at his residence on Connections
avenue, Washington. The general had
been suffering for the past three weeks
with an affection of the heart, aggr1r
waited by cold he caught soon aftef
Gen. Sherman's funeral in New York
His physician had been trying to keep
his strength up for some days, but Ills
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 WI
be held in st. Johns Episcopal church
Tuesday, and the remaias. will b..
interred~ss ia 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 1897 and was graduated
from West Point in 1929, in the same
class with Gen. Robert Il. 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 1896 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 ghllantry 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 quartcrmaster gem
etal U. $. army in June, 1860, but re-
signed the following April to enter tho
confederate service in which MS a ma
jor general of volunteers he assisted
Gen. Lee in the work of organizing tho
men who were pouring into Richmond.
Subsequently he was commissioned q
brigadier general in the regular confed-
crate service and was placed in
command of IIarper's Ferry. lie
joined forces with Beauregard and re-
manned 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 Us commander OF
the army of the Tennessee. He EN-.
| 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 sue
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
decisive engagement hung on Sher
mans Hanks, annoying the latter ant
impeding his march from Atlanta to
wards Richmond as much us possible
Lee surrendered at Appomattox, ant
Johnston, obtaining the consent ot
President jefferson Davis that the wal
should not be further prolonged, entered
into negotiations with Sherman, ant
surrendered his forces.