The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ALEXANDER near narrisbnrg. Sept. 8. 1815. Clerk !«(ieeisters office, 1828. Secretary State Electoral Col-lege, 1840. Clerk State House of Representatives, 28th. 2!tth Congresses. Appointed TerritorialOovernor of Minnesota, 1843-53- Mayor of St. Paul,Minn., 1855. Elected Governor of Minnesota, ; re-elected 1861. Elected U. S. Senator, 18112,69. Appoint-ed Secretary of War by President Hayes, to succeedSecretary McCrary, Dec. 10, 1879. Chairman of theUtah Commissio
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ALEXANDER near narrisbnrg. Sept. 8. 1815. Clerk !«(ieeisters office, 1828. Secretary State Electoral Col-lege, 1840. Clerk State House of Representatives, 28th. 2!tth Congresses. Appointed TerritorialOovernor of Minnesota, 1843-53- Mayor of St. Paul,Minn., 1855. Elected Governor of Minnesota, ; re-elected 1861. Elected U. S. Senator, 18112,69. Appoint-ed Secretary of War by President Hayes, to succeedSecretary McCrary, Dec. 10, 1879. Chairman of theUtah Commission, JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. Born in Longwood, Va , Feb., 1817- Graduate at U,S. Military .\cademy. 1829. Aide-de-camp lo Gen. Scottin the Seiuinol.; War. .\ttained rank of Colonel in iheMexican War. Quartermaser-Gen. and ISfl \\m\ 22,1801, and entered the Conlcderalearmy. In coramaiKi of all the forces on the Peninsulaand at Richmond. lofiO. In command ot the Depart-m nt of Tennessee, 181)2 K). In Nov. 1863, he wastransferred to the army in the South and West, and wasdriven by Sherman until he took up a position at At-lanta, when he was relieved .Inly 17, 1864 In Feb.,1865. when Sherman had penetrired South Carolina, bewas ordered to the command of all forces available tocheck the advance. Surrendered a few davf alter thesurrender of Gen. Lee. Settled in Richmond. Memberof the 46th Congress.
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