The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-26

was as follows: President, Miss McDa-
 vid; First vice-President. Mrs. Lee
 kshcraft; Second Vice-PresidentsT Mrs.
 Sam Thompson: Honorary vice-Presi-
 dent Mrs. Cutler Smith: Secretary.
 Miss Olive Rogers; Treasurer, Mrs. Ed- gar James; Historian, Mrs. Foote.
 sf Mrs. A.. M. oNeal.
 .& Secretary Pro Tenn. The Death of General Albert sidney Johnston.
 Saturday afternoon, April 9th, the sun breaking through the mists which drifted away set ip cloudless sky. The
 night was clear, calm, and beautiful
 General Johnston. tired out with the
 vfgils of the night before. slept quiet
 Iy in an ambulance wagon-his stan lbivouacing by the camp fires around him. Before the faintest glimmer of dawn, the wide forest was alive with preparations for the mighty contest of lthe coming day. No bugle note sound- ed-but men took their hasty morning meal, and loked with sharp attention to l the arms that were to decide the for tunes of the fight. The cool gray dawn found them in motion. Morning opened with all the delicate fragrance and ! beauty of the season, enhanced by the contrast of the day before. The sky | dew lay heavy on the tender green Of leaf and herb, and the freshness of early spring was on all around. When l the sun rose 1t was with unclouded
 brilliancy.{ and as it shed its glories
 over the coverts of oak woods, the ad- yancing hosts were stirred by the lspIendor of the scene, and the enthu-
 siasm of the hour.
 l The native buoyancy of General
 Johnston's self-repressed temper broke ] its barriers at the prospect of that struggle, which should settle for all
 times. by the arbitrament of arms, the dispute as to his own military ability
 and skill, and the fate of the Confed- crate cause in the West. He knew, too, that he had done all that fore-
 sight, energy, and strategy could ac- complish. to secure a victory, and he
 welcomed with exultant joy the day | that was about to decide, not only these great questions, but for him all questions solving the mysteries of life
 and death. Men who came within his influence, on the battlefield, felt and confessed the inspiration of his pres
 ence, manner and his words. Turning to his staff as he mounted, he exclaim ed. Tonight we will water our horses | in the Tennessee River" It was thus that he formulated his plan of battle. It must not stop short of entire vic- tory. Sharp skirmishing had begun,
 before he reached the front. As he looked around on his soldiers he might well feel more like the ohieftaIn who leads his clansmen to battle than the mere general of an army. Regulars were, there who had wintered with him | in U1eh, from Texas. who had known him on, the border, as patriot-leader.
 statesman, citizen and soldier the men Of Monterey, and the Mexican War. and the brave soldiers who had welcomed him with. shouts at Columbus, or help ed him guard the line of the Barren
 River all winter. He regarded all these, not as strangers, but as of his own belonging--his kith and kin, by | ties -almast as strong as those of blood. He looked upon them with the tender ness of patriarchal regard, of an Abraham, or a Jephthah. Tn the dread lholocaust of war, In which perish the bravest and best, he was ready to make his offering as a sacrifice for his peo- pie, and for constitutional liberty. In
 this spirit he sent. in this spirit he led the sons of the South to the field of
 death and victory, on which he him.
 self was to fall a victim. Every one
 who witnessed that scene, the mar
 shaling of the Confederate Army for
 attack upon the morning of the 9th of April, must remember more distinctly
 than anything else the glowing enthu-
 siasm of the men, their spirited im-
 patience to close with the enemy. When
 the lines began to advance, the wild
 cheers which arose made the woods stir
 as If with the rush of a mighty wind.
 Nowhere was there any thoughts of |fear-everywhere were the evidences of impetuous and determined valor. As
 rA ct raj Reslt mt aIr fUA
 even where all is motion. so no writer can reproduce all the varying features
 of great battle where a hundred thousand men strove for mastery
 The long roll was beaten, the bugles sounded, and brisk volleys- gave still sterner warning. There was rallying in hot haste, a sudden. summoning to arms, and Sherman's division woke to find the foe pressing right upon them. The Confederate line which had hung for a few moments only on the crest of the hill. like storm cloud on the mountains brow, now burst with a sudden impulse upon the enemy's camps. The rebel yell" so inspiring to friend. so terrific to foes, rose sharp and shrill from the rushing line of Southern soldiery The attack was made before sunrise, and by 8 o'clock Hildebrand had been driven from the heiu deHerdi JOnnSton then went 10 the camp assailed, which was evideAtly Surprised. The breakfasts were on the mess-tables, the bag gage unpacked, the knap-
 sacks, arms, stores colors, and ammu-
 milton. abandoned. Into the just
 aroused camps, the rebel regiments
 thonged firing sharp volleys as they
 came. Just as Cleburne's line first
 went forward with loud cheers, General
 Johnston came up from where he had
 been urging .Hindman's attack, and
 passed to the left. at point in front
 of the camps. A field of A hundred