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Jun 29, 2024 · At the beginning of the Civil War it was almost universally agreed that the finest soldier, North or South, was Albert Sidney Johnston. Johnston was went to West Point and graduated 8th uot of 41 in the class of 1826.
3 days ago · The Confederate army at the Battle of Shiloh was the Army of Mississippi, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, with General Pierre G. T. Beauregard as Johnston's second in command. Created by combining the scattered divisions of Johnston's army with troops from Mobile and New Orleans , [20] and later including one regiment ...
2 days ago · The army Albert Sidney Johnston gathered at Corinth in April 1862 came from all across the Confederate West, and he hoped this powerful force would restore their fortunes in a theater where Confederate forces had been in continual retreat since Grant’s capture of Fort Henry in February 1862.
6 days ago · In Army of the Mississippi, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston commander, killed 1st day, replaced by Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, in the 2nd Corp, Gen. Braxton Bragg commander, in the 2nd Division, Gen. Withers commander, in the 3rd brigade, Gen. J. K. Jackson commander.
May 29, 2024 · In early 1862, as simultaneous Union offensives penetrated the upper South, driving Confederate forces southward. Gen. Albert S. Johnston chose Corinth to assemble western Confederate forces and mount a counter-offensive.
4 days ago · Albert Sidney Johnston. See the animated map and learn about the Battle of Shiloh. Overview of the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War. See all videos for this article.
5 days ago · Albert Sidney Johnston, killed early in the war at Shiloh, might have changed the course of the Western campaign had he survived. Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard were capable combat leaders, but both had their effectiveness blunted by personal clashes with Davis.
