▁few ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁died , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁national ▁membership ▁number ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁John ston , ▁like ▁Lee , ▁never ▁forgot ▁the ▁magn anim ity ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁surrender ed . ▁He ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁criticism ▁of ▁Sh erman ▁in ▁his ▁presence . ▁Sh erman ▁and ▁John ston ▁correspond ed ▁frequently , ▁and ▁they ▁met ▁for ▁friendly ▁d inners ▁in ▁Washington ▁whenever ▁John ston ▁tra ve led ▁there . ▁When ▁Sh erman ▁died , ▁John ston ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁p all b ear er ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral . ▁During ▁the ▁process ion ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁kept ▁his ▁hat ▁off ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁respect , ▁although ▁the ▁weather ▁was ▁cold ▁and ▁ra iny . ▁Some one ▁concerned ▁for ▁his ▁health ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁his ▁hat , ▁to ▁which ▁John ston ▁replied , ▁" If ▁I ▁were ▁in ▁his ▁place , ▁and ▁he ▁were ▁standing ▁here ▁in ▁mine , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁put ▁on ▁his ▁hat ." ▁He ▁did ▁catch ▁a ▁cold ▁that ▁day , ▁which ▁developed ▁into ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁John ston ▁died ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁Green ▁Mount ▁C emetery , ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland