The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-21

~ q, ~ ,,',,st unsatisfactory condition.
49," ""s :" ' pa,,,,erton commanded one OF ITS
ar.,tes and MAS endcavorins 10 project
| vjck sb,,r9 from large force under osn,
| eral Grant. General Bragg con'.'a 80
| another army, and was enuea ~ fo,ce
nrotact Tennessee from superior iu ~
pIo'es' .nr'srare General Holmes COM
sasndad a large Confederate ioree .e
,,rrd Tho Njssisslppi, but with no e,e."s
| If Importance to face MN, l' 90 The
1a.,na,nr aaked to be transferren W W. w
o,s, and TONED with Pembertoh, wiz
,re,,,a have given him an army suPs',oi
IN General Grants. Presideh' s,,ons
fused 10 permit 1t. In 'he -" ,bat
| around ylcksburg our author 49,, order
conerat Pemberton Gisobeyed every o, 10
49,, MIN hx- General Johnston anu We"
| er,x,., cooned up i'm the town py "enS ',si
! ~..t I,efore General johnston 49, 49,
lie, an army end afford MN res rem,
pen,berton surrendered. Gen b'aes 800 800
his campaign with the disastrous .nr,tes
al Missionary Ridge. Inese wv higher
80 80 president were only ra'seu n'sS
OF .nc .,'a,icr nv the demonstration
- th1,- incanacity 10 command. ne
~ 60 Give Pemberton anotner ooA
mand hut the soldiers fetuseu ~ ,ro,,,
Under him He transferred bIase 10,
an army which had lost cohI'oehae -, hirn
a. the coat OF government, ana gave ~,
~ ,ros,tion which had lately been niieo
~, &c, eral Lee. namely. that OF niii.aiy
| =, ~ The President in the cobouc'
! of the war He placed Generai 'onls
| Ia tnuodiate command or tne oec,i, 90.
and dlsheartened army when hao poe
| comncarded by General Brdss, anu ,nfora
| mon him an aggressive poicy o-t,,r
sph Nod had an opportunity OF restoring
Tho disciplipe. confidence, and presuse oi
| ,ho army and while II was denclent !"
| ,,,ohers arms stores, and Transport
! ,;on Iobnston's first efforts were III
| ted IN the reorganization of the army
| ard IN an increase Of its comfort anu
! discipline. In this he was reihdih"
| successful. By the time that acuse ope SO.
,ions were commenced the spirit OF 'he
or,nv had been restored, and its numbers
considerablv Increased, but 1t was Tar
inferior in strength and in equipment 10
The army opposed to 1t under Genera
sherman. which was more than doupie
"a MN hers Sherman commenced MS
advance by an effort to out-fiank John,
ston. constantly repeated, when couio
only be met by Johnstons faiiing PACK
and taking up new positions. In these
movements the genius of Johnston as
tacticjan was signaly displayed. He re-
tired slowly for hundred miles
from post TO post. giving battle
at every opportunity, but risking
no general engagement, and inficting ire
mendous losses upon his adversary, while
he preserved the discipline and spirit of
his own army He had planned Tor
| general engagement at the ridge south OF
Cassville, which he regarded as a strong
position. but finding two of his division
| generals. Hood and Polk, bitterly opposed,
he had TO abandon his plan. Arriving in
the vicinity Of Atlanta, which had been
strongly fortified. General Johnston de-
termined to make stand on the heights
of Peachtree creek, and attack the enemy
as he was crossing this large stream
In the meanwhile, however, General
Bragg had arrived at Atlanta on an en-
tirely unofficial visit. as he said.
Johnston afforded him every facility to
learn the state of affairs Bragg returned
| at once to Richmond bearing a letter
from General Hood, in which, by mis-
statements, he secretly endeavored to
| undermine his commander On the 18th
of July 1868, while Johnston was prepar-
ing to fall upon the enemy at Peachtree
| Creek, he received telegram from Rich
mond. removing him from the command
| Of the army, and putting Hood in his
stead. The disastrous result which i'm
| medately followed need not be here re-
| hearsed. The campaign of Johnston is
considered one of the most remarkable
| In military history and is now among the
| textbooks OF military schools.
| Johnston was thus forced into inaction
\ until the I'D Of February. 1865, when, the
| Confederate Congress having made Gener-
| al Lee commander-in-chief of the Con-
| federate forces, he assigned Johnston TO
| the command Of what was lett of the
| army OF Tennessee and the troops In the
| department of South Carolina, Georgia,
| and Florida. The appointment gave new
| spirit to these shattered forces. Johnston
| concentrated his forces as rapidly as
possible, and In quite number OF minor
| engagements held the vastly superior
forces of Sherman at bay until the sur
render OF Lee at Appomattox. Then, fully
aware that the contest was over, ne
made his celebrated agreement with
Sherman, which terminated the war An
admirable chapter is added upon the
private life of Johnston, and altogether
the author has satisfied his readers that
the reputation Of Johnston Will continue
TO wax, however the reputation of others
may wane This volume should have "a
| wide circulation. W. w. H.
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