ito ▁Ju á rez ' s ▁government ▁in ▁Ver ac ru z . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁ordered ▁to ▁inspect ▁possible ▁military ▁routes ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁further ▁host ilities . ▁ ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Thomas ▁S . ▁Jes up , ▁the ▁Qu arter master ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army , ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁naming ▁a ▁replacement , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁one ▁name , ▁he ▁offered ▁four ▁possibilities : ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston , ▁Albert ▁Sid ney ▁John ston ▁( no ▁relation ), ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee , ▁and ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Smith . ▁Although ▁Jefferson ▁Davis , ▁now ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Military ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁fav ored ▁Albert ▁Sid ney ▁John ston , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁F loyd ▁chose ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston ▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁John ston ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁John ston ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁the ▁position , ▁prefer ring ▁field ▁command ▁to ▁administration ▁in ▁Washington . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁press ures ▁of ▁the ▁im min ent ▁section al ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁eth ical ▁d ile m ma ▁of ▁admin ister ing ▁war ▁mat éri el ▁that ▁might ▁prove ▁useful ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁South . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁yield ▁to ▁tempt ation , ▁however , ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁F loyd ▁was ▁accused ▁of