Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios - Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston

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                                  JOHNSTON
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   JOHNSTON, GEN. ALBERT SIDNEY, born in Kentucky 1803. Graduated at West
   Point 1826. Entered Texan service 1836. Appointed commander-in-chief
   1838, and Secretary of War 1840. Fought through the Mexican war.
   Received major's commission in U.S. army 1849. Led Utah expedition of
   1857, with rank of brevet brigadier. Transferred to Department of
   Pacific. Resigned his national commission May, 1861, and entered
   Confederate army. Commander-in-chief at battle of Shiloh April 6,
   1862, on which date he was killed in action.