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Johnston was trained as a civil engineer at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in the same class as Robert E. Lee. He served in Florida, Texas, and Kansas. By 1860 he achieved the rank of brigadier general as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army.
Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born in Farmville, Virginia in 1807. He attended and graduated from West Point in 1829 ranked 13th of 46 cadets, and was then appointed to second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery.
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Nov 9, 2009 · He graduated in 1829, finishing 13th out of 46 in his class. Did you know? General Joseph E. Johnston was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to join the Confederacy during the Civil War, and...
Jan 12, 2024 · As a youth, Johnston attended Abingdon Academy, a military school, in southwestern Virginia. U.S. Military Academy Cadet. In 1825, Johnston secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy. He graduated from West Point on July 1, 1829, ranked thirteenth in the class of forty-six cadets. U.S. Army Officer.
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Joseph E. Johnston was a Confederate general who never suffered a direct defeat during the American Civil War (1861–65). His military effectiveness, though, was hindered by a long-standing feud with Jefferson Davis. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (1829), Johnston.
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Jul 10, 2020 · Joseph Johnston graduated from the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1829, ranked thirteenth in the class of forty-six cadets and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery. Joseph Johnston served in the army for nearly eight years before resigning in the spring of 1837 to study civil engineering.
Dec 22, 2021 · Raised in Abingdon, Johnston attended the Abingdon Academy there and then the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, from which he was graduated in 1829, finishing thirteenth out of a class of forty-six cadets. (His classmate Robert E. Lee finished second.)
