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5 days ago · At the beginning of the Civil War it was almost universally agreed that the finest soldier, North or South, was Albert Sidney Johnston. Johnston was went to West Point and graduated 8th uot of 41 in the class of 1826. After 8 years of service, including garrison duty and the Black Hawk War, he resigned in 1834 to care for his terminally ill wife.
5 days ago · Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862 forced Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate commander in the area, to abandon Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. To prevent a Union advance into the Mississippi valley, Johnston concentrated his forces at the strategic railroad hub at Corinth, Miss.
3 days ago · After the losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston withdrew his forces into western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and Alabama to reorganize.
3 days ago · Opposing them, the Confederate forces, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston and his second in command, General P.G.T. Beauregard, amassed around 44,000 troops.
5 days ago · Answer: Secretary of War. Johnston was a highly effective Secretary of War, and ensured that the Texas border was safe from Indian attacks and Mexican invasion. 5. Fighting for the US Army in the Mexican War (1846-48), Johnston acted with bravery and courage at the Battle of Monterrey.
4 days ago · At both Transylvania and West Point, Davis’s best friend was the future Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston. In the class behind Davis at West Point were two other cadets who would become prominent Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston.
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3 days ago · During 1862 troops visited the town as follows: Fourth Ohio Cavalry, Gen. Forrest's cavalry, Gen. Mitchell's division, Gen. Lytle's brigade, Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment of Infantry, Gen. Wood's division, the First Kentucky Cavalry and Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston's entire army corps, who came here on their retreat from Bowling Green, ...