The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston: Embracing His Services in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate StatesD. Appleton, 1878 - 755 páginas A comprehensive biography by his son, who served on his staff & later with Jeff Davis. Johnston served as a private in the Republic of Texas army, an officer in the U.S. Infantry, and a general in the Confederate Army, Johnston was killed at Shiloh. |
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A. S. JOHNSTON adjutant-general advance Albert Sidney Johnston April Arkansas arms army arrived artillery attack battalion battery battle battle of Shiloh Beauregard Black Hawk Bowling Green Bragg brigade Brigadier-General Buckner Buell camp Captain cavalry Colonel Columbus command Confederate Corinth corps Creek Cumberland defense division Donelson duty enemy eral Federal fire flank Floyd force Fort Bridger Fort Donelson Fort Henry forward front frontier Government Governor Grant gunboats guns Hardee Hardee's Henry horses Indians infantry Kentucky killed letter Lieutenant Johnston Lieutenant-Colonel loss Louisiana Louisville ment Mexican miles military Mississippi Missouri Mormons moved movement Murfreesboro Nashville officers Ohio organization party Pillow Polk position President received reënforcements regiment replied retreat River road route says Secretary of War sent Sherman Shiloh soldier soon South Southern success Tennessee Tennessee River Texans Texas tion troops United Virginia volunteers West wounded writer Zollicoffer
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Página 699 - Thinks of thy fate and checks her tears. And she, the mother of thy boys. Though in her eye and faded cheek Is read the grief she will not speak, The memory of her buried Joys, And even she who gave thee birth, Will by their pilgrim-circled hearth Talk of thy doom without a sigh: For thou art freedom's now and fame's, One of the few, the immortal names, That were not born to die.
Página 563 - And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Página 716 - The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Página 479 - SIR :—Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Página 206 - On ascertaining the locality or route of the troops, proceed at once to annoy them in every possible way. Use every exertion to stampede their animals, and set fire to their trains. Burn the whole country before them and on their flanks. Keep them from sleeping by night surprises.
Página 712 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill, A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Página 285 - In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets...
Página 307 - Kentucky, the Government of the Confederate States, the State of Tennessee, and all others concerned, are hereby informed that " Kentucky expects the Confederate or Tennessee troops to be withdrawn from her soil unconditionally.
Página 562 - There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
Página 576 - At a later period of the war, we could have rendered this position impregnable in one night, but at this time we did not do it, and it may be it is well we did not. From about the 1st of April we were conscious that the rebel cavalry in our front was getting bolder and more saucy; and on Friday, the 4th of April, it dashed down and carried off one of our picket-guards, composed of an officer and seven men, posted a couple of miles out on the Corinth road.