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ne of the senior-ranking Confederate generals of the Civil War.
Timeline
Birth- Feb 3, 1807
Farmville, Virginia
Longwood, Prince Edward County, Virginia
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 54 - 22 years
Branch
Army
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1861
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1829
Rank
Brigadier General
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- Jul 10, 1845-Age: 38 years
Lydia Milligan Sims McLane
Baltimore, Maryland
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War
Battles
Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Chapultepec
Rank
Brevet colonel of volunteers
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Served For
United States of America
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
Battles
First Battle of Bull Run, Peninsula Campaign, Vicksburg Campaign, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Bentonville
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1865
Rank
General
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1861
Branch
Confederate Army
Served For
Confederate States
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
Jan 1, 1829
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Death- Mar 21, 1891-Age: 84 years
Washington, D.C.
Burial
Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Other Facts
Father
Peter Johnston
Mother
Mary Valentine Wood
Also known as
Joseph E. Johnston
Full Name
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
