JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY

1803–62, Confederate general, b. Washington, Ky. After serving in the Black Hawk War, he resigned (1834) from the U.S. army and went to Texas where he enlisted (1835) in the revolutionary army. Johnston became its commander in 1837 and served as Texas secretary of war, 1838–40. In the Mexican War, he commanded a regiment of volunteers and saw action at Monterrey. Reentering the U.S. army in 1849, Johnston served on the Texas frontier, was commander of the Dept. of Texas (1856–58), led the expedition against the Mormons (1857), and commanded the Dept. of Utah (1858–60). When Texas seceded from the Union in Apr., 1861, Johnston, commanding the Dept. of the Pacific, again resigned his commission in the U.S. army and was soon made general in charge of Confederate operations in the West. Union victories, especially at Fort Donelson (Feb., 1862), forced him to withdraw from the line of defense he had established in 1861. He concentrated an army at Corinth, Miss., and on Apr. 6, 1862, attacked Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh (see Shiloh, battle of). Johnston was killed at the height of battle.

See biography by his son W. P. Johnston (1878, repr. 1964); C. P. Roland, Albert Sidney Johnston (1987).

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books on: Johnston Albert Sidney  - 418 results

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Texas and New Mexico on the Eve of the Civil War: The Mansfield and Johnston Inspections, 1859-1861
Book by Jerry Thompson; University of New Mexico Press, 2001
Subjects: Confederate States Of America--Army--Operational Readiness--History, Fortification--Inspection--New Mexico--History--19th Century, Fortification--Inspection--Texas--History--19th Century, Johnston, Joseph E--(Joseph Eggleston)--1807-1891, Mansfield, Joseph K. F--(Joseph King Fenno)--1803-1862, New Mexico--History, Military--19th Century, Texas--History, Military--19th Century, United States--Army--Military Life--History--19th Century, United States--Army--Operational Readiness--History--19th Century
...82 Jenkins, Wilworth, 139 Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 193 Jicarilla Apaches, 37 , 46 , 216 Johns...Brooke, 127 Johnson, Richard W., 26 , 30 Johnston, Albert Sidney, 21 , 189 Johnston, Joseph E., 185 ; childhood, 6 ; as commander...
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A Different Valor, the Story of General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A
Book by Gilbert E. Govan, James W. Livingood; Bobbs-Merrill, 1956
Subjects: Davis, Jefferson--1808-1889, Generals--Southern States--Biography, Johnston, Joseph E--(Joseph Eggleston)--1807-1891--Narrative Of Military Operations Directed During The Late War Between The States
...York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. Johnston, R. M. Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Johnston, W. P. Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston . New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1878...
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Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston
Book by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Jr.; University of North Carolina Press, 1996
Subjects: Bentonville (N.C.), Battle Of, 1865
...C., 64 Johnson, William A., 44 , 145 Johnston, Albert Sidney, 64 , 252 n. 36 Johnston, George D., 53 , 55 , 123 , 125 -26, 145 , 272 n. 26 Johnston, Joseph E., xiv , 6 , 12 -13, 16 -17...
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Narrative of Military Operations during the Civil War
Book by Joseph E. Johnston; Da Capo Press, 1990
Subjects: Confederate States Of America--Army--Biography, Generals--Southern States--Biography, Johnston, Joseph E--(Joseph Eggleston)--1807-1891, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, Confederate
...service. Virtually certain of seniority, Johnston was shocked to read the Presidents list: Samuel Cooper stood first, followed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, and P. G. T. Beauregard. The list...
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The Long Roll
Book by Mary Johnston, N. C. Wyeth; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911
Subjects: Jackson, Stonewall--1824-1863--Fiction, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
...Yes, it is a horse that he sometimes rode, but the three stallions were killed. How mournful they come! Albert Sidney Johnston is dead, and Old Joe may die, he is so badly hurt -- and Bee is dead, and Ashby is dead." Three women got...
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journal articles on: Johnston Albert Sidney  - 72 results

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One of God's Irregulars: William Overton Johnston and the Challenge to the Church to Divest from Apartheid South Africa, 1954-1971
Journal article by Edgar Lockwood; Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 71, 2002
Subjects: African history, Apartheid, Episcopal churches, Johnston, William Overton, Missionaries, Religious history, Religious missions, South Africa
...and volunteers.15 Johnston did not want to be president...12 June disappointed Johnston. The turnout was slim...rector of Resurrection, Albert Chambers; Sidney Atkinson, a monk of...the choice of a name. Johnston preferred a title with...
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Bearded Women in Early Modern England
Journal article by Mark Albert Johnston; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 47, 2007
Subjects: Authors, English--Works, Beard--Economic aspects, Beard--Portrayals, Beard--Social aspects, English writers--Works, London, England--Social aspects
...to pay a fine of half a mark" (Sidney Young. The Annals of the Barber...economically informed, see Mark Albert Johnston, "Playing with the Beard: Courtly...iii.82) unfulfilled. Mark Albert Johnston is a postdoctoral fellow at the...
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"Who's in Charge Here?": Utah Expedition Command Ambiguity
Journal article by William P. MacKinnon; Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol. 42, 2009
Subjects: American Civil War, Army-US, Historical analysis, Military engagements, Military officers, Utah
...1 By focusing on Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston-or at least on his name...the only general officer-Albert Sidney Johnston alone excepted-who has...Secretary Floyd ordered Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston toWashington from San Antonio...
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Southern History in Periodicals, 2000: A Selected Bibliography
Journal article; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001
...JERRY THOMPSON. When General Albert Sidney Johnston Came Home to Texas: Reconstruction...v. 62, Fall, 179-97. ALBERT H. WUNSHCH III and BRIAN GREEN...JERRY THOMPSON. When General Albert Sidney Johnston Came Home to Texas: Reconstruction...
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Shiloh in Fiction
Journal article by Timothy Morris; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 31, 2008
Subjects: American Civil War, Historians, Mortality, Narratives, Traditions
...for some reason, to meet Albert Sidney Johnston and other Confederate commanders...cup says many things about Johnston, but it says little about...exploits of its generals. Albert Sidney Johnston is introduced when he summons...
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magazine articles on: Johnston Albert Sidney  - 35 results

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An Uncertain Influence: The Role of the Federal Government in California, 1846-1880
Magazine article by Robert J. Chandler; California History, Winter 2003
Subjects: California--History, Federalism--History
...California. In January 1861, General Albert Sidney Johnston took command of a military department...161-217 (quote, 177); Albert H. Campbell, General Superintendent...Appeal, April 26, 1873. See Albert L. Hurtado, Indian Survival...
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Who Controls the Past Controls the Future
Magazine article by James W. Loewen; The New Crisis, Vol. 107, May/Jun 2000
Subjects: Black culture, Black history, Education, Race relations, Slavery, Textbooks
...replied, "What did Jefferson Davis? Robert E. Lee? Albert Sidney Johnston? The campus honors these Confederates too. History...worked against civil rights, like ex-Confederate Albert Pike. During this American "dark ages," the nadir...
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Trust in God & Fear Nothing: Confederate Gen. Lewis Armistead and Union Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock-Like Many of Their Contemporaries-Were Good Friends Who Found Themselves on Opposite Sides in the Civil War
Magazine article by Michael E. Telzrow; The New American, Vol. 22, July 10, 2006
Subjects: Armistead, Lewis A.--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Armistead, Lewis A.--Psychological aspects, Armistead, Lewis A.--Religious aspects, Civil war--Mexico, Civil war--Psychological aspects, Civil war--United States, Hancock, Winfield Scott--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hancock, Winfield Scott--Psychological aspects, Hancock, Winfield Scott--Religious aspects, Military leaders--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Military leaders--Psychological aspects, Military leaders--Religious aspects, United States. Army Reserve--Officials and employees
...Fitzgerald quarters located near Los Angeles, California. The sad gathering drew together future Confederate officers Albert Sidney Johnston and Richard Garnett. Hancocks wife, Almira, left an account of the event in which she wrote: "Hearts were...
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The Emergence of Ulysses S. Grant
Magazine article by Cole C. Kingseed; Army, Vol. 61, November 2011
Subjects: Armed forces, Historians
...defensive-minded, he did not order his own troops to entrench. It was a critical mistake because on April 6, GEN Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate commanding general west of the Appalachian Mountains, launched a vigorous assault, overrunning...
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American Masochists Malign Our Nation
Magazine article by Gerald F. Kreyche; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 127, January 1999
Subjects: Historical revisionism--Social aspects, United States--History
...Were the Mormons persecuted simply for their religious beliefs, whereas others had freedom of religion? Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston never engaged in any pitched battles with them. He was sent by Washington in 1857 to have them obey the laws...
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Davis' Early Picks Got Command on Both Sides
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 10, 2004
Subjects: Davis, Jefferson, Johnston, Albert Sidney, Lee, Robert E. (American playwright), Stoneman, George, Thomas, George H.
...the unit, Davis appointed Albert Sidney Johnston as colonel. Second in command...against their former colonel, Albert Sidney Johnston, and former Maj. William...NO CREDIT amp;#93;; Albert Sidney Johnston amp;#91;NO CREDIT amp...
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Early Demise of South's 'Strongest Pillar'
Newspaper article by Bryan Cheeseboro; The Washington Times, May 3, 1997
Subjects: Davis, Jefferson
...standing early in the Civil War - Albert Sidney Johnston. The seniority list placed Johnston...commission in the U.S. Army. When Johnston arrived in Richmond, Davis...that I had one, and that was Sidney Johnston." Davis made his friend commander...
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Poet Pens His Monument with 'Bivouac of Dead'
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 18, 2003
...staff of Kentucky-born Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. OHara was present when the...soldier under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. When the war was over, the...Kentucky. Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston died as OHara sought medical...
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Battle of Shiloh Affected by an Insubordinate Officer
Newspaper article by Gordon Leidner; The Washington Times, May 3, 1997
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S.
...April morning in 1862, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and an army of 44,000 Confederates...concern over a possible strike by Johnston, and was lodging down river...the head. Also killed was Albert Sidney Johnston, which was a significant blow...
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Shiloh: First Mass Slaughter at 'Place of Peace'
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 15, 2006
...under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston concentrated at Corinth, Miss...of the initial clash reached Johnston, he ordered the Confederate...fighting, Confederate commander Albert Sidney Johnston had been killed when a bullet...
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encyclopedia articles on: Johnston Albert Sidney  - 2 results

 
 
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Johnston, Albert Sidney
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY 1803 62, Confederate general, b...See biography by his son W. P. Johnston (1878, repr. 1964); C. P. Roland, Albert Sidney Johnston (1987...
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Latter-Day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...William Smith, and several prominent leaders, notably Sidney Rigdon, James Jesse Strang , Lyman Wight, and Brigham...antagonism was very strong in the 1850s, and when Col. Albert S. Johnston was sent out with an army force in 1857, Young prepared...


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