Hunting at High Altitudes 



Joseph E. Johnston, as Colonel, and Assistant In- 

 spector-General of W . I. Hardee's Corps. 



During 1861 he was engaged as an engineer in 

 the location and construction of water batteries 

 between Memphis and Columbus, Kentucky. On 

 January 4, 1862, he was transferred to the staff of 

 Major General Hardee, with whom he served 

 until the end came. About this time, certain Con- 

 federate detached forces were formed, as the Con- 

 federate <( Army of Tennessee," consisting of two 

 to three corps of two to four divisions each, ac- 

 cording to circumstances. General W . I. Hardee 

 commanded one of these corps, which won dis- 

 tinguished prominence in all the battles that fol- 

 lowed: Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Mission- 

 ary Ridge all the battles of the famous "Dalton 

 to Atlanta" campaign, including the battles of 

 "July 20th" and (< July 22d" around Atlanta, and 

 the two days' fight at Jonesboro, Ga., ending in 

 the evacuation of Atlanta on September 2, 1863. 



In all the battle reports in which this corps were 

 engaged, W . D. Pickett has honorable mention 

 from his chief. 



In 1867 he was compelled to return to his pro- 

 fession as civil engineer, and was engaged, by the 

 owners of the franchise of the Memphis 6f Ohio 

 R. R., in its reconstruction and rehabilitation after 



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