The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-10
HRS. BRADLEY \. JOHNSON
Honored by fx-Confederate soidiers-A
Graceful Compliment.


Mrs Bradley r. Johnson, wife OF inc
General. has been elected an honorary
member of the Association Of the Mary
I'D Line Mrs. Johnson has been jill
for several months. She was apprsed Oh
fbe compliment yesterday, 1t being her
birthday. The notification was accom-
panied by "A preamble and resolutions anu
nv the BADGE of the s0ciety-tne Maiyianu
cross of pearls and garneis, set IN soiu'
AIRS. Johnson is descended from we'll
known families Her grandfather was aP-
pointed Justice OF the supreme Court Oh
the United States by President Jeuersoh-
Iror father was the Hon. r. NJ. Saunders,
member of Congress from North Caro-
lima. attornev-general and judge OF the
sunreme Court Of that State for nifty
wears and President Folks minister
nlenipotentiary 10 Spain. being empower
ed during his mission In mat country
10 purchase the island OF CuDa lor one
hundred million dollars. Mrs. Johnson
who was Miss Jane CLAUDIA saunders,
accompanied her parents TO SPAIN ana
entered society al the court OF euee"
Isabella IL. There she met husehe Marie
de Niontiio. Countess OF Teba, known
to history as the Empress Eugene MIs'
Johnson and the Countess became warm
If the very few at the court who spoke
English. tho Countess mother being a
Scotch woman. After she became Empress
the Countess sent Mrs Johnson her
uortratt. Mrs. Johnson was IN Madrid
in February. 1915. and saw the revolu-
ton and the fighting which overthrow
the christine" Government ana eslaD-
Iisbed a liberal one IN its place. The
nrirne minister claimed refuge IN the
American minister house, where he re-
r,eined I'm seclusiOn until he could be
gotten out Of the country
I-pon the election OF President Iayior
Minister Saunders returned 10 the tmted
States. and his daughter was married IN
1851 to Bradley r. Johnson. OF FREDERICK
Md. When the civil war broke out Mrs.
| Johnson accompanied her husband 10
Virginia with "A company made up OF
country lads They were unable 10 OBJ
| tain arms and were about TO disperss
10 other commands when Mrs. Johnson
undertook TO make her way 10 North
| Carolina and appeal 20 her native State
| FOR arms and equipments. She al lasl
| reached Raleigh. accompanied b. Captain
| Wilson {. Nicholas and Lieutenant Geo
| ". Shearer. The Governor and HIS coun
ell az once gave her 800 rifles and &C
cOutremcnts and she was rendered ;
| public reception by the State convention
| which was then ia session. The mex
day she started for Harper's Ferry Will
her guns and made her escort ride an,
sleep on them every mile OF the way. \
Richmond she was given uniforms an'
camp equipage By Governor Letcher
and az Manassas was furnished by Gen
eral Beauregard with authority to seiz
any train and 10 take her treasures q
Winchester. She reported 10 the Maylan
camp after ten days absence and receiv
ed the receipt OF Jackson's ordnance off
Ger FOR her arms and stores. Genera
Jackson and his siaff officially thanke
her for her services on that occasion.
When the Alarylanders marched to joi
Beauregard for the first battle OF Manas
sas Mrs. Johnson started for Richmond
She reached Manassas before the battl
or July u, 1851. and slept on the field q
battle the night Of July 18th, protecte
by Beauregard and his staff When IN
Maryland Line was assembled at HanOve
Junction. In December, 1865, she secured
as stated in the resolutions. a modes
library for the soldiers and built a chan
In which Protestant and Catholic sci
Vices were celebrated on alternate Sur
days. She became the godmother Of nj
merous OF the men who were baptlze
there and received into the Church. Mr.
Johnson is much loved by her boys
and when in good health pays week.
visits to the Confederate Soldiers HON
one Of the veterans recently remarke