“RICHMOND, Nov. 26th 1862.
” . . . Genl. Johnston1 got his orders only day before yesterday. He is to have command of the three armies of Bragg, Kirby Smith and Pemberton, but not West of the Mississippi, as I understand. He expects to get off on Saturday, and his wife goes with him.”
- General Joseph E. Johnston had been injured at the Battle of Seven Pines in late May 1862. Johnston was struck in the right shoulder by a bullet, immediately followed by a shell fragment hitting him in the chest. He fell unconscious from his horse with a broken right shoulder blade and two broken ribs. (Wikipedia, accessed 6/16/2020)