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Joseph Eggleston Johnston


Other Service · US Army

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ne of the senior-ranking Confederate generals of the Civil War.

Birth- Feb 3, 1807
Farmville, Virginia

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Longwood, Prince Edward County, Virginia

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 54 - 22 years

Branch
Army
Service End Date
1861
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
1829
Rank
Brigadier General

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Served For
United States of America

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Marriage- Jul 10, 1845-Age: 38 years
Lydia Milligan Sims McLane
Baltimore, Maryland

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1846 - 1848Mexican-American War

Battles
Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Chapultepec
Rank
Brevet colonel of volunteers
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War

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Served For
United States of America

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1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 58 - 54 years

Commands held
Army of the Shenandoah; Army of Northern Virginia; Department of the West; Army of Tennessee; Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida; Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Gold Star
Battles
First Battle of Bull Run, Peninsula Campaign, Vicksburg Campaign, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Bentonville
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Service End Date
1865
Rank
General
Service Start Date
1861
Branch
Confederate Army

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Served For
Confederate States

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Employment: Start Date
Mar 4, 1879
Employment: Place
Washington DC
Employment: End Date
Mar 3, 1881
Employment: Employer
U.S. House of Representatives
Employment: Position
Member from from Virginia's 3rd district
Gender
Male
Education: To
1829
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
US Military Academy

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Death- Mar 21, 1891-Age: 84 years
Washington, D.C.

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Burial

Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

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Father
Peter Johnston
Mother
Mary Valentine Wood
Also known as
Joseph E. Johnston
Full Name
Joseph Eggleston Johnston

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