General Joseph Johnston, C.S.A.

General Joseph Johnston, C.S.A.

(Collar on uniform indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1829; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in May 1...

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General Joseph Johnston, C.S.A.
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Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Collar on uniform indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1829; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in May 1861. Promoted to full general in August 1861. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Seven Pines (wounded), Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolinas. After the war, Johnston pursued several business ventures in Georgia and Virginia, and served in Congress. He died in March 1891 and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000022Q22General Joseph Johnston, C.S.A.(Collar on uniform indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1829; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in May 1861. Promoted to full general in August 1861. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Seven Pines (wounded), Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolinas. After the war, Johnston pursued several business ventures in Georgia and Virginia, and served in Congress. He died in March 1891 and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1861 circa1860-1869Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #007v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00071http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6316
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