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Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 14
eriors in the government at Richmond. On July 24, 1861, General J. E. Johnston wrote to General Cooper, the Adjutant-General, as follows: my. J. E. Johnston. Richmond, Va., September 13, 1861. General J. E. Johnston, Manassas, Va. My dear General: Yours of the 10th instany that act and that of May 16, 1861, the rank would stand thus: J. E. Johnston, S. Cooper, A. S. Johnston, R. E. Lee, G. T. Beauregard. In fly replied as follows: Richmond, Va., September 14, 1861. General J. E. Johnston: Sir: I have just received and read your letter of the ank May 30, 1861. Robert E. Lee, to rank June 14, 1861. J. E. Johnston, to rank July 4, 1861. G. T. Beauregard, to rank July 2r, 1al Jessup, Quartermaster-General of the United States Army; and J. E. Johnston, then Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, was appointed to the vacan on duty as such; Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, senior to J. E. Johnston in the line before the latter's appointment above mentioned; Be
Rhett (search for this): chapter 14
icts of authority occurred, as will appear by the following letters and telegrams. Published for the first time. In fact, General Johnston brooked no interference with his command, even by his superiors in the government at Richmond. On July 24, 1861, General J. E. Johnston wrote to General Cooper, the Adjutant-General, as follows: General: Lieutenant-Colonel Maury reported to me this morning as A. A. G., being assigned to that place by General Lee. I had already selected Major Rhett for the position in question, who had entered upon its duties, and can admit the power of no officer of the Army to annul my order on the subject; nor can I admit the claim of any officer to the command of the forces, being myself the ranking General of the Confederate Army. The italics are the author's. Let me add that I have a high opinion of Lieutenant-Colonel Maury as an officer, and warm personal regard for him. Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, Joseph E. Joh
G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 14
that act and that of May 16, 1861, the rank would stand thus: J. E. Johnston, S. Cooper, A. S. Johnston, R. E. Lee, G. T. Beauregard. In a letter from the President, in answer to one of mine regretting that General Johnston should feel annoyed, anston, to rank May 30, 1861. Robert E. Lee, to rank June 14, 1861. J. E. Johnston, to rank July 4, 1861. G. T. Beauregard, to rank July 2r, 1861. Braxton Bragg, to rank April 12, 1862. To explain even more fully the position takene, Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, senior to J. E. Johnston in the line before the latter's appointment above mentioned; Beauregard, Major of Engineers. General Beauregard, who about this time was transferred to the Army of the West, commanded by General Beauregard, who about this time was transferred to the Army of the West, commanded by Albert Sidney Johnston, was also known to have grievances. Indiscreet persons at Richmond, claiming the privilege and discharging the duty of friendship, gave tongue to loud and frequent plaints, and increased the confusion of the hour. In a le
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 14
the government at Richmond. On July 24, 1861, General J. E. Johnston wrote to General Cooper, the Adjutant-General, as follows: General: Lieutenant-Colonel Maury reported to me this morning as A. A. G., being assigned to that place by General Lee. I had already selected Major Rhett for the position in question, who had entered upon its duties, and can admit the power of no officer of the Army to annul my order on the subject; nor can I admit the claim of any officer to the command of not leave the United States Army to enter the Confederate States Army, but that he entered the Army of Virginia, and when Virginia joined the Confederacy he came to the Confederate States ; also that in the Virginia Army he was the subordinate of Lee, and that they were nominated to our Provisional Congress at the same time and with the same relative rank they had in Virginia. The Quartermaster-General had only assimilated or protective rank, and from it derived no right to command, but by la
P. G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 14
ough after combining the armies of Generals Johnston and Beauregard at Manassas the command of the whole would unquestionabl I could not put it aside. The fact that I treat General Beauregard in the manner due to the commander of a corps d'armen the Valley of Virginia, your army and that of General Beauregard were independent commands; when you marched to Manassas, Persons have talked here of the command of yourself and Beauregard as separate armies, and complaints have been uttered to after the battle he announced his purpose to elevate General Beauregard to the rank of General. He returned to Richmond thehis return, and was promptly confirmed by Congress. General Beauregard then became a General and ranked me unless I was suc May 16th, already referred to. Yet from the time of General Beauregard's appointment to the day of the renewed nominations rning the thanks of Congress to General Johnston, to General Beauregard, and to the officers and soldiers of the army for th
James Lyons (search for this): chapter 14
el of Cavalry, senior to J. E. Johnston in the line before the latter's appointment above mentioned; Beauregard, Major of Engineers. General Beauregard, who about this time was transferred to the Army of the West, commanded by Albert Sidney Johnston, was also known to have grievances. Indiscreet persons at Richmond, claiming the privilege and discharging the duty of friendship, gave tongue to loud and frequent plaints, and increased the confusion of the hour. In a letter to Honorable James Lyons, of Richmond, Va., dated August 30, 1878, Mr. Davis says: In relation to the complaint of my giving General Lee the higher rank, I have only to say that it seems to me quite absurd. Of the two, General Lee had the higher rank as a cadet; came out of Mexico with a higher brevet; had the higher rank in the cavalry of the United States; had the higher rank in the Army of Virginia, from which they both came to join the Confederate Army, and was named first when both were nominate
Albert Sidney Johnston (search for this): chapter 14
e made. But one additional name was offered — that of A. S. Johnston. His commission in the army of the United States had the rank would stand thus: J. E. Johnston, S. Cooper, A. S. Johnston, R. E. Lee, G. T. Beauregard. In a letter from the lows: Samuel Cooper, to rank May 16, 1861. Albert Sidney Johnston, to rank May 30, 1861. Robert E. Lee, to rank the United States Army, with the rank of Colonel; Albert Sidney Johnston, Colonel, and Brigadier-General by brevet, and on transferred to the Army of the West, commanded by Albert Sidney Johnston, was also known to have grievances. Indiscreet pas Brigadier-Generals of the Confederacy. It is true General Johnston, as Quartermaster-General of the United States, had when sending Mr. Davis, in September, 1880, copies of General Johnston's letters of March, 1862, said: The official records published will not add to, but greatly detract from, General Johnston's reputation. He adds: I can hardly conceive how you
Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 14
ake no cognizance, still less repeat it as the substance of a charge against another. In connection with the foregoing letter of General Johnston, it may be as well to give here the roster of the Generals of the Confederate army in 1861-62. They were as follows: Samuel Cooper, to rank May 16, 1861. Albert Sidney Johnston, to rank May 30, 1861. Robert E. Lee, to rank June 14, 1861. J. E. Johnston, to rank July 4, 1861. G. T. Beauregard, to rank July 2r, 1861. Braxton Bragg, to rank April 12, 1862. To explain even more fully the position taken by Mr. Davis in assigning the abovenamed officers to their relative rank, the following extract is taken from Destruction and reconstruction by General Richard Taylor. He writes: Near the close of President Buchanan's administration, in 1860, died General Jessup, Quartermaster-General of the United States Army; and J. E. Johnston, then Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, was appointed to the vacancy. Now the
James M. Mason (search for this): chapter 14
irtue of that commission from assuming command of troops. I suppose he knew that when he was nominated to be Quartermaster-General. I was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the nomination with the recommendation that he be confirmed; that it met serious opposition, and that all my power and influence were required to prevent its rejection. In that contest I had no aid from the Senators of Virginia, perhaps because of their want of confidence in Mr. Floyd. If Mason were living, he could tell more of this than I am disposed to say. An officer of the War Department at Washington, when sending Mr. Davis, in September, 1880, copies of General Johnston's letters of March, 1862, said: The official records when published will not add to, but greatly detract from, General Johnston's reputation. He adds: I can hardly conceive how you (Mr. Davis) could so long have borne with the snarly tone of his letters, which he wrote at all times and on all pretexts.
Jessup (search for this): chapter 14
k May 30, 1861. Robert E. Lee, to rank June 14, 1861. J. E. Johnston, to rank July 4, 1861. G. T. Beauregard, to rank July 2r, 1861. Braxton Bragg, to rank April 12, 1862. To explain even more fully the position taken by Mr. Davis in assigning the abovenamed officers to their relative rank, the following extract is taken from Destruction and reconstruction by General Richard Taylor. He writes: Near the close of President Buchanan's administration, in 1860, died General Jessup, Quartermaster-General of the United States Army; and J. E. Johnston, then Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, was appointed to the vacancy. Now the Quartermaster-General had the rank, pay, and emoluments of a Brigadier-General; but the rank was staff, and by law this officer could not exercise command over the troops unless by special assignment. When, in the spring of 1861, the officers in question entered the service of the Confederacy, Cooper had been Adjutant-General of the United S
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