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Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a Confederate general. He preceded Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, and eventually became commander of the Army of Tennessee despite his feuds with Jefferson Davis. Johnston met his ultimate defeat during the Atlanta Campaign of William Sherman. After the War, Johnston engaged in various business ventures, and served a term in the United States House of Representatives from 1879-1881.

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  • Joseph Johnston
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  • Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a Confederate general. He preceded Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, and eventually became commander of the Army of Tennessee despite his feuds with Jefferson Davis. Johnston met his ultimate defeat during the Atlanta Campaign of William Sherman. After the War, Johnston engaged in various business ventures, and served a term in the United States House of Representatives from 1879-1881.
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Name
  • Joseph Johnston
Title
  • Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
  • U.S. Representative from the 3rd District of Virginia
Cause of Death
  • Pneumonia
  • Presumably execution by hanging
Before
  • John Magruder
  • Gilbert Carlton Walker
Years
  • 1861(xsd:integer)
  • 1879(xsd:integer)
After
Affiliations
  • United States Army
Occupation
  • Soldier, Businessman
Death
  • 1891(xsd:integer)
  • c. 1865
Birth
  • 1807(xsd:integer)
Nationality
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  • Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a Confederate general. He preceded Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, and eventually became commander of the Army of Tennessee despite his feuds with Jefferson Davis. Johnston met his ultimate defeat during the Atlanta Campaign of William Sherman. After the War, Johnston engaged in various business ventures, and served a term in the United States House of Representatives from 1879-1881.
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