Joseph Eggleston Johnston was an American military officer and politician who served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and in the Seminole Wars. After Virginia declared secession from the United States in 1861, he entered the Confederate States Army as one of its most senior general officers during the American Civil War.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, February 15, 1861. No. 18. } San Francisco, February 15, 1861. 1. In obedience to instructions from the General-in-Chief, Company I, Third Artillery,…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 4, 1861. No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 4, 1861. No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 4, 1861. No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 23, 1861. No. 37. y : San Francisco, March 23, 1861. ment at Fort Dalles and take command. By order of Brigadier-General…
SPECIAL ORDERS,} HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 18, 1861. No. 60. San Francisco, April 18, 1861. A * * * 3. Maj. William S. Ketchum, Fourth Infantry, is assigned…
a. Winchester, June 29, 1861. General S. CooPER: GENERAL: Immediately after reading in a newspaper the proclama__ tion of the governor of Virginia in relation to the transfer of troops,…
Richmond, Va., July 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. E. JOHNSTON, Winchester, Va.: GENERAL: J am directed by General Lee to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo,…
HEADQUARTERS, Winchester HEADQUARTERS, Winchester, July 2, 1861. General S.. COOPER: a GENERAL: I become more convinced daily of the great value of cayalry, compared with infantry, for service on this…
‘ HEADQUARTERS, Winchester, July 8, 1861. General S. CooPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: Since I forwarded to you Colonel Jackson’s report * from Darkesville nothing has occurred…
HEADQUARTERS OF CAVALRY, Cockletown, Va., July 19, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to report that a volunteer scout, deeiveee of Private W. Causey, Old Dominion Dragoons; Colonel Sandidge and…
HEADQUARTERS OF CAVALRY, Cockletown, Va., July 20, 1861. MAJgor: I regret to have to report the loss of the horses of the picket on the Back River road last evening…
HEADQUARTERS, Manassas, July 23, 1861. GENERAL: I respectfully inclose herewith a note just received from Colonel Stuart. The President knows the person from whom the colonel received the information and…
HEADQUARTERS FORCES FROM COCKLETOWN, Half-Way House, Va., July 25, 1861. Magor: I have the honor to report that I returned to this point yesterday, after occupying Bethel for a few…
HDQRS. OF FORCES IN AND AROUND COCKLETOWN, July 27, 1861. July 27, 1861. Maj. G. B. Cossy, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of Yorktown: MAsor: I have the honor to report that…
Manassas, July 28, 1861. General 8. CooPER, Adjutant and Inspector General: GENERAL: This army, both General Beauregard’s troops and mine, ~ is without adequate means of transportation. It would be…
Manassas, July 29, 1861. General S. CooPER, Adjutant and Inspector General: GENERAL: I had the honor to write to you on the 24th instant on the subject of my rank…
HEADQUARTERS OF CAVALRY, Cockletown, July 29, 1861. Maj. G. B. CosBy,, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Army of Yorktown : Masor: I have the honor to report that I returned to…
Near Fairfax Station, September 14, 1861. SIR: Herewith I inclose two reports (of Brigadier-General LongStreet and of Colonel Stuart) of the affair of Lewinsville [Nos. 16 and l7. I am…
HEADQUARTERS NEAR FAIRFAX CROSS-ROADS, Near Fairfax Station, September 14, 1861. SIR: Herewith I inclose two reports (of Brigadier-General LongStreet and of Colonel Stuart) of the affair of Lewinsville [Nos. 16…
: HEADQUARTERS, Centreville, November 28, 1861. Sir: I have the pleasure to transmit herewith the reports of three successful skirmishes by parties of our cavalry,* and respectfully invite the attention…
Rapidan, Va., March 25, 1862. His Excellency the PRESIDENT : Siz: I have just received the inclosed letter from General Jackson. He evidently attacked the enemy under a misapprehension as…
HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT, Near Mount Jackson, March 29, 1862. My DEar GENERAL: My information, from a spy who left Winchester on day before yesterday, is that from 8,000 to 10,000…
January 1, 1863. January 1, 1863. N. Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen., Dept. of the Mississippi, ée.: CoLONEL: All quiet in front. The enemy are engaged in construct ing rifle-pits near…