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The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], How the Southerners Treat prisoners of war. (search)
brief sketch of his career will be interesting to the public. He is the son of the late Judge Peter Johnston, formerly of Prince Edward, afterwards of Abingdon. During the Revolution, Peter JohnstoPeter Johnston, at the early age of sixteen, left Hampden Sidney College against the will of his father, and joined Lee's celebrated Legion, with which he served as ensign through the war with great bravery and distinction. His father gave the grounds on which Hampden Sidney College is built. Peter Johnston lived at Longwood, Farmville, until, late in life, he received the appointment of Judge, and moved hisict. This appointment was made by the Legislature, and was given partly in consideration of Judge Johnston's zeal and ability as a State-rights man, exhibited in the controversies of 1798-'99, when he represented Prince Edward county in the Legislature of the State. Peter Johnston and his Revolutionary commander, the celebrated Lee, cherished a cordial regard for each other throughout their