Named Entity Results, Joseph E. Johnston

d out in Virginia and all the Southern States under the inspiration of that anthem. The Confederate Government had sent some troops to Virginia, and a portion of them along with some of the Virginia troops were concentrated at and near Manassas Junction on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, about thirty miles from Washington. Brigadier General Beauregard was sent to take command of the troops at Manassas, and other troops had been sent to Harper's Ferry, to the command of which General Joseph E. Johnston was assigned. As soon as it was ascertained that the Federal troops had crossed over and occupied Alexandria, I commenced sending the regiments organized by me, as they were ready, to Manassas. The infantry was armed with smooth-bore percussion muskets, but there were no belts or bayonet scabbards or cartridge boxes for them, and they had to be supplied with cloth pouches for their ammunition. The cavalry regiment, consisting of nine companies, was armed principally with double-

his instance, the Government at Richmond had ordered General Johnston to move, from the Shenandoah Valley with his whole fod to General Beauregard that he had just arrived from General Johnston's army, by the way of the Manassas Gap Railroad, withrd by surprise, and he inquired of General Jackson if General Johnston would not march the rest of his command on the directought Jackson was mistaken, and that he was satisfied General Johnston was marching with the rest of his troops and would at Upon this hypothesis, he then decided that, when General Johnston's attack began and he had become fully engaged, of whmy's left flank and rear. He stated that he had no doubt Johnston's attack would be a surprise to the enemy, that the latteld pursue, cross the Potomac and arouse Maryland. General Johnston's attack, according to General Beauregard's calculati fatigues of the next day. On this day, the 20th, General Johnston arrived at Manassas by the railroad, and an order was

rigade of two regiments had arrived from Aquia Creek, and Johnston's troops were arriving by the railroad, after much delay ttached to my brigade on this day. The arrival of General Johnston in person and the transportation of his troops on thehe right, to conduct an attack on the enemy, but that General Johnston was on that part of the field near which we were and instructions. He pointed out the direction in which General Johnston was, and I moved on, soon meeting the General himselfe rear the day appeared to be going against us. While General Johnston was speaking to me, quite a squad of men approached ueived. I requested him to inform Generals Beauregard and Johnston of my position and ask them to send me orders. While we ff officers in search of either General Beauregard or General Johnston, in order to give information of my position and get ntil I met an officer who said he was on the staff of General Johnston and was looking for him. He stated that he was just f

Foremost among them is the opinion that General Johnston yielded the command to General Beauregard gave it some credence, though when I saw General Johnston on the field he appeared to be acting the will not be doubted by any one who knows General Johnston. He says: General Beauregard's influenceg the enemy's plans until the arrival of General Johnston, and for his able cooperation afterwards. But it is nevertheless true that General Johnston is entitled to the credit attached to the chief close of the fight. The concentration of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces against McDowell wa conceded by all who read the reports of Generals Johnston and Beauregard, that the arrival of thatmust recollect that this was not known to General Johnston until that army was safe from pursuit, evhen condition. Without having been in General Johnston's confidence, or professing to know more nt at Richmond. I have before shown that General Johnston, as commander of the army, was the respon[4 more...]

e whole of it available for an advance. The whole force under General Johnston's command did not exceed one-third of McClellan's, though the Potomac district, and the Aquia district, under the command of General Johnston; the districts being assigned to the command of Major General the Potomac, but all division commanders reported directly to General Johnston. After the 1st of February General Bonham relinquished thee to any one of our officials for this loss, especially not to General Johnston. I know that he was exceedingly anxious to get off all the st0,000 men to protect Washington. He could have thrown against General Johnston's army, at and near Manassas, a force of more than four times the strength of that army. I have before stated that Johnston's army was composed of four divisions of infantry besides the cavalry and artiservice and without leave. This will give a very good idea of General Johnston's entire strength, and will show the immense superiority of th

ivision, the said brigade having been detached from the army under Johnston. The division carried by me now numbered about 8,000 men and offien. At that time, except Wilcox's brigade, not a soldier from General Johnston's army had arrived, and my division constituted the next rein General D. H. Hill arrived at Yorktown with two brigades from General Johnston's army, and was assigned to the command of the left wing, embrd without, however, being needed. By the 18th, the residue of General Johnston's troops east of the Blue Ridge, except Ewell's division and acksburg, had reached the vicinity of Yorktown, and on that day General Johnston, having assumed the command, issued an order assigning Magrudent. This was exclusive of Wool's troops at Fortress Monroe. General Johnston's whole force, including Magruder's force in it, could not havhat day made, upon a consultation of the principal officers at General Johnston's headquarters; and we were ordered to get ready to evacuate i

Chapter 8: battles around Richmond. During my absence from the army, the battle of Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks, as the enemy called it, was fought on the 31st of May and the 1st of June, and General Johnston had been wounded. General R. E. Lee had succeeded to the command of the army of General Johnston, and it was now designated The army of Northern Virginia. General Lee's army had received some reinforcements from the South; and General Jackson (after his brilliant campaign in the vallGeneral Johnston, and it was now designated The army of Northern Virginia. General Lee's army had received some reinforcements from the South; and General Jackson (after his brilliant campaign in the valley of the Shenandoah, by which he had baffled and rendered useless large bodies of the enemy's troops, and prevented McDowell from being sent to the support of McClellan with his force of 40,000 men) had been ordered to move rapidly toward Richmond for the purpose of uniting in an attack on McClellan's lines. The following correspondence shows how much the Federal authorities, civil and military, were befogged by Jackson's movements. headquarters, army of the Potomac, June 24, 12 P. M., 1862