We crave the noble body.
Let it be added, to complete the picture, and with devout gratitude to Almighty God, that he who, with such compelling will and such a mighty hand, controlled and led men, followed his Divine Master with the humility and the confiding trust of a little child; therefore be it
Resolved, 1, That in the life of
General Joseph Eggleston Johnston Virginia recognizes with maternal pride the career of a great Christian
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soldier, without fear and without reproach and full of well-earned honors.
2. That in his death she mourns the loss of one of the most noble and the most loyal of all her heroic sons.
3. That, so far as such final disposition of his remains can be harmonized with the wishes and plans of the
General's family, the people of
Richmond and, we are confident, the people of
Virginia as well, crave the noble body, scarred with ten honorable wounds, and ask that they be permitted to lay it reverently to rest here, in his native soil, at such place in or near the city of
Richmond as may hereafter be determined upon.
4. That the foregoing minute and resolutions be communicated to to the family of
General Johnston, accompanied by our reverent sympathies.
