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Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862) At the age of 59, Albert Sidney Johnston was one of the Confederacy’s senior commanders at the start of the Civil War. Johnston’s military career began at West Point in 1822, just a few months after the birth of another and future West Pointer, Ulysses S. Grant.
(1803–62). One of the ablest Confederate generals, Albert Sidney Johnston commanded forces in the Western theater during the early stages of the American Civil War. His death on the battlefield was a great loss to the South. He was the highest-ranking soldier on either side to die in battle during the war.
Dec 3, 2019 · The general expected to save the Confederate heartland made a series of poor tactical and strategic decisions . On September 14, 1861, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston, the newly appointed commander of an expanded Department No. 2, arrived in Nashville.
Civil War Confederate General. An 1826 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he first served at Sackett's Harbor in New York before being transferred to the 6th United States Regular Infantry regiment at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, operating as regimental adjunct during the Black Hawk War. He...
Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate general, son of John and Abigail (Harris) Johnston, was born at Washington, Kentucky, on February 2, 1803. He attended Transylvania University before he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated in June 1826.
Dec 3, 2022 · The monument here marks the site where the Confederate commander, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, was taken after being found wounded on April 6. That afternoon, Johnston ordered his reserves to go into action and advance on the right flank in an attempt to drive a wedge between the Federal troops and their base of supplies at Pittsburg Landing.
Dec 10, 2020 · Paintings of Bluebonnet, Gaillardia, Cactus Bloom, and Turk's Cap by Mrs. Albert Sidney JohnstonJohnston's March to Fort Bridger; United States Military Academy in the 1820's; Battle of the Bad Axe; View of Monterrey in the Mexican U'ltr and Review of Texas Troops in the Mexican U'ltr; The March to Fort Bridger and Fort Bridger in the Winter of 1857-1858; Battle of Shiloh; Johnston's March to ...
