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LEFT JOHNSON CITY 272 JOHNSTON Fort George. In recognition of his services, Johnson was presented by the English government with a grant of 100,000 acres of land in the valley of the Mohawk, where he built the village of Johnstown, which became in 1772 the capital of Tryon county. He died near Johnstown, N. Y., July 4, 1774. JOHNSON CITY, a city of New York, in Broome co. Until 1916 it was known as Lestershire. It is on the Susque- hanna river, and on the Erie and the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western railroads. Its industries include the manufacture of boots and shoes, cameras, furniture, etc. Pop. (1910) 3,775; (1920) 8,587. JOHNSON CITY, a city of Tennessee in Washington co. It is on the South- ern, the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio, and the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina railroads. It is well known as a summer resort, having a beautiful situation in the midst of mountain scenery. It has a Soldiers Home and the East Tennessee State Normal School. There is also a public library and other public buildings. The city has manufactures of wood, iron, ci- gars, furniture, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,502; (1920) 12,442. JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY, an American military officer; born in Ma- con CO., Ky., in 1803; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1826; resigned his commission in the United States army in 1834, and enlisted in the army of Texas, of which he be- came commander-in-chief; made secre- tary of war of the Republic of Texas in 1838. He used all his influence in bring- ing about the annexation of Texas to the United States; and served in the Mexican War with marked distinction. In 1857 he was put in command of an expedition to Utah to force the Mor- mons to submit to the laws of the United States government, and showed such ability and tact in the delicate mission that he was brevetted Brigadier-General. When the Civil War broke out he was in command of the Department of the Pa- cific, but promptly resigned; was made a General in the Confederate army and assigned to the command of the Depart- ment of Kentucky. On April 3, 1862, he marched from Corinth, Miss., intending to attack Grant at Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh Church, 20 miles off, on the 4th. There was delay on the part of some of the troops so that the attack could not be made till the morning of the 6th, but with his 40,000 men Johnston attacked Grant's 50,000 with such im- petuosity, skill, and dash, that the Nat- ional force was driven back at every point, and huddled together at Pittsburg Landing. Just as Johnston remarked to one of his staff: "The victory is^ ours. We shall soon water our horses in the Tennessee river," he was stricken with a minie ball and bled to death in 15 min- utes. Johnston's death delayed the con- templated attack and in the meantime Buell and Mitchell came up with 55,000 fresh troops, and thus the fruits of John- ston's early victory were lost, and the next day the Confederate army was forced to fall back to Corinth. JOHNSTON, SIR HARRY HAMIL- TON, an English author and explorer. Born in 1858 in London he first traveled in Africa in 1879, and three years later helped to explore the Congo and Portu- guese West Africa. In 1884 he headed a scientific expedition to Mount Kili- manjaro, in 1889 explored Lake Nyassa, and in 1900 climbed Mount Ruwenzori. From 1899 to 1901 he was consul-gen- eral and commander in chief of the Uganda protectorate. He is the author of many works of scientifi* and geo- graphic interest on Africa, and also has recently written an excellent novel en- titled "The Gay-Dombeys" (1919). JOHNSTON, HOWARD AGNEW, an American clergyman, born in Greene CO., Ohio, in 1860. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1882 and from Lane Theological Seminary in 1885, and was ordained to the Presby- terian Ministry in the same year. Af- ter serving as pastor in Ohio and Illi- nois, he was appointed pastor of the Madison Avenue Church in New York in 1899, serving until 1905. This was followed by pastorates at Colorado Springs and Stamford, Conn, until 1917, when he engaged upon institutional work in Chicago. He was the author of "Studies in God's Methods of Training Workers" (1900) ; "Bible Criticism and the Average Man" (1902); "The Famine and The Bread" (1908) ; "Vic- torious Manhood" (1909). JOHNSTON, JOSEPH EGGLESTON, an American military officer; born in Cherry Grove, Va., Feb. 3, 1807; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1829; greatly distinguished himself in the Florida and Mexican Wars ; promoted quartermaster-general of the army with the rank of Brigadier- General in June, 1860; resigned his com- mission when Virginia seceded; made Major-General of Virginia Volunteers and later full general in the Confederate service; took an active gart in the first