Alberts johnston biography

Log In. Browse Biographies. Quiz Are you a biography pro? A Tamerlane. B Kublai Khan. C Alexander the Great. Foote captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Grant then proceeded to capture Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Johnston intended to attack Grant on April 5, , but he was held back by heavy rains. His Army attacked on April 6, near Shiloh Church.

He was successful, at first, in pushing Gen. William T. Johnston was shot in the leg when he rode too far ahead of his troops. He quickly bled to death on the battlefield. It is said that he had a tourniquet in his pocket when he died. Johnston was buried temporarily in New Orleans. Retrieved November 28, Confederate Veteran Magazine. XVI : The Battles and Men of the Republic of Texas.

Lulu Press. Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. California: Arthur H. Clark Company. Los Angeles Star. XII, No. Los Angeles Star, Vol. XIII, No. From General Command Line List. Weigley, p. McPherson, p. Like the other Confederate commander, he had to withdraw to the south after the fall of the forts or be surrounded by the advancing U.

Long, p. Pillow escaped only with his chief of staff.

Alberts johnston biography

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Texas State Historical Association. June 15, Texas Monthly. Retrieved October 5, Archived from the original PDF on August 21, Retrieved August 21, Texas Military Forces Museum. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 25, References [ edit ]. Further reading [ edit ]. External links [ edit ]. Rusk W. Fisher Bee Johnston Archer.

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Albert Sidney Johnston. Albert Sidney Johnston, c. April 6, aged 59 Shiloh , Tennessee. Albert Sidney Johnston was a U. Army in He was reappointed to the U. Army in and led troops during the Utah War before joining the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War in Following a string of Confederate losses in early , Johnston engaged Union forces at the Battle of Shiloh April , The battle ended in a Union victory and Johnston was mortally wounded.

He died at the age of He graduated in , finishing eighth in his class of Did you know? During his long military career, Albert Sidney Johnston took part in three major wars and served as a general in three separate armies: the Texas Army, the U. Army and the Confederate Army. Johnston was commissioned in the U.