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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 342 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 333 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 292 10 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 278 8 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 277 5 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 267 45 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 263 15 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 252 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 228 36 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 228 22 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: January 31, 1862., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Joseph E. Johnston or search for Joseph E. Johnston in all documents.

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General Johnston. A late article in Blackwood's Magazine makes an interesting reference to the Confederate Generals, and among them, of course, to the veteran Commander-in-Chief of the army of t whom she has reason to be proud, has none more worthy of her admiration and confidence than Gen. Johnston. We believe it is the universal opinion of military men that as a strategist, planner of ca plans of so many military. There was something of the moral sublime in the explanations of Gen. Johnston's mysterious movements in the Valley, which burst forth like a thounderbolt upon the plains s, and those hereis qualities which command the entire and perfect confidence of his troops, Gen. Johnston is a man of remarkable common sense, and never either says or does a foolish thing. He undet, the world at large has never been able to learn. We may with much more propriety compare Gen. Johnston to the Iron Duke, and predist for the "Young Napoleon" such a Waterlco at the next Manassas
as made by Rev. Mr. Duncan, (Methodist) A resolution from the House, in relation to the military services of Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, was read, as follows: The General Assembly, appreciating the eminent military services of Gen. Jos. E. JohGen. Jos. E. Johnston in the present war, desire to offer to him, some public recognition of his wellearned claim upon the regard and affection of his native State: Therefore, Resolved, by the General Assembly. That the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute shall admit in all respects as State cadets, any two young men who may be nominated to them by Gen. Johnston; and whenever a vacancy shall hereafter occur in either of such appointments, the same shall be filled in like manner, upon the nomination of Gen. Johnston. Upon motion of Mr. Nesson, the resolution was laid on the table for the present. Bills presented. Mr. Brannon, from the Committee on Finance and Claims, presented the following bills: A bill for the c
ported a bill making an appropriation to the civil contingent fund, which was read and ordered to its engrossment. The bill compensating Peter P. Penn, of Henry county, for the loss of his slave, Albert, condemned to death for murder, was taken up, and, after a brief explanation by Mr. Wootton, was passed — ayes 88, noes 7. Mr. Bufford said, that before the House went ino secret session he wanted to offer a resolution. Last evening, in secret session, the House had passed resolutions complimentary to a distinguished son of Virginia, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. This was a utting occasion for the General Assembly to recognize the services of another eminent man, who, though not a Virginia, deserved notice from this body. He offered a resolution highly complimentary to Gen. G. T. Beauregard. The resolution was passed unanimously. The hour for the order of the day, 12½ o'clock, having arrived, the House immediately went into secret session, and the reporters retired