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COLONEL BRADLEY T. JOHNSON. 607
and entered our service, where he continued until his regiment was recently disbanded.
I regarded him as a promising officer when hefirst entered the army, and so fully did he
come up to my expectations, that when his regiment was disbanded, I put him in command of a brigade; and so ably did he discharge his duties in the recent battles near Bull
Kun as to make it my duty as well as pleasure to recommend him for a brigadier-generalcy.
The brilliant service of his brigade in the engagement on Saturday last proved that it
was under a superior leader, whose spirit was partaken of by his command. When it is so
difficult to procure good general officers, I deem it due to the service not to permit an
opportunity for securing the services of one of rare merit to pass unimproved. I am,
General, your obedient servant,
" T. J. JACKSON, Major General.
" General S. Cooper, A. and I. Gen. C. S. A."
And in a letter to General R. E. Lee, recommending the promotion of
various officers, Colonel J. B. Jordan, Colonel Alfred Iverson, Colonel S. D.
Eamseur and M. E. F. Paxton, to be brigadiers, and Brigadier General Jubal
A. Early to be major-general, he urges Colonel Johnson's promotion thus:
" Headquarters Virginia District, October 25th, 1862.
" . . . . In this number (of brigadiers to be appointed), I would include Bradley
T. Johnson, late Colonel of the 1st Maryland regiment. He commanded a brigade in the
engagements about Manassas, and won merited distinction. The 1st Virginia battalion
P. A. C. S., which had been doing so badly before, that I was disposed to take away its
colors, behaved gallantly under Colonel Johnson. He is an officer of tried courage, industrious, enterprising, possesses an unusually good mind and constitution.
" I am General, your obedient servant,
" T. J. JACKSON, Major General.
" General R. E. Lee."
During the occupation of Frederick, General Jones reported to his command and Colonel Johnson was thus relieved, and was then ordered by
Jackson to Richmond, to present his recommendation for promotion. This
was delayed on the ground that there was no Maryland brigade to which he
could be assigned. He was appointed colonel of cavalry and assigned for
duty on the military court, permanently stationed at Richmond. In the
spring of 1863 he was elected lieutenant-colonel of the 2d Maryland infantry
by its officers, but declined on the ground that the rank was due to Captain
James R. Herbert, who was the senior officer of the battalion, which had
been raised mainly by his efforts with those of Captains W. W. Goldsborough
and Wm. H. Murray.
When the army moved North in the spring of 1863, Colonel Johnson
insisted upon throwing up his place in the rear, and finding service in the
field. Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, then appointed him to
command the Maryland Line, which was composed of the Maryland troops
then with Lee's army, and which was expected to be increased to a brigade by
recruits in Maryland. Accordingly, on June 22, a commission was issued to
him as colonel of the 1st regiment, Maryland Line, and he was ordered to
report to General Trimble, of Ewell's corps. The following authority was
given to him:
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000642 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | COLONEL BRADLEY T. JOHNSON. 607 and entered our service, where he continued until his regiment was recently disbanded. I regarded him as a promising officer when hefirst entered the army, and so fully did he come up to my expectations, that when his regiment was disbanded, I put him in command of a brigade; and so ably did he discharge his duties in the recent battles near Bull Kun as to make it my duty as well as pleasure to recommend him for a brigadier-generalcy. The brilliant service of his brigade in the engagement on Saturday last proved that it was under a superior leader, whose spirit was partaken of by his command. When it is so difficult to procure good general officers, I deem it due to the service not to permit an opportunity for securing the services of one of rare merit to pass unimproved. I am, General, your obedient servant, " T. J. JACKSON, Major General. " General S. Cooper, A. and I. Gen. C. S. A." And in a letter to General R. E. Lee, recommending the promotion of various officers, Colonel J. B. Jordan, Colonel Alfred Iverson, Colonel S. D. Eamseur and M. E. F. Paxton, to be brigadiers, and Brigadier General Jubal A. Early to be major-general, he urges Colonel Johnson's promotion thus: " Headquarters Virginia District, October 25th, 1862. " . . . . In this number (of brigadiers to be appointed), I would include Bradley T. Johnson, late Colonel of the 1st Maryland regiment. He commanded a brigade in the engagements about Manassas, and won merited distinction. The 1st Virginia battalion P. A. C. S., which had been doing so badly before, that I was disposed to take away its colors, behaved gallantly under Colonel Johnson. He is an officer of tried courage, industrious, enterprising, possesses an unusually good mind and constitution. " I am General, your obedient servant, " T. J. JACKSON, Major General. " General R. E. Lee." During the occupation of Frederick, General Jones reported to his command and Colonel Johnson was thus relieved, and was then ordered by Jackson to Richmond, to present his recommendation for promotion. This was delayed on the ground that there was no Maryland brigade to which he could be assigned. He was appointed colonel of cavalry and assigned for duty on the military court, permanently stationed at Richmond. In the spring of 1863 he was elected lieutenant-colonel of the 2d Maryland infantry by its officers, but declined on the ground that the rank was due to Captain James R. Herbert, who was the senior officer of the battalion, which had been raised mainly by his efforts with those of Captains W. W. Goldsborough and Wm. H. Murray. When the army moved North in the spring of 1863, Colonel Johnson insisted upon throwing up his place in the rear, and finding service in the field. Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, then appointed him to command the Maryland Line, which was composed of the Maryland troops then with Lee's army, and which was expected to be increased to a brigade by recruits in Maryland. Accordingly, on June 22, a commission was issued to him as colonel of the 1st regiment, Maryland Line, and he was ordered to report to General Trimble, of Ewell's corps. The following authority was given to him: |
