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Born
February 2, 1803 was the date of Albert Sidney Johnston's birth. -
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Family
Abigail Johnston and John H. Johnston was his mother and father. Johnston grew up in Washington, Kentucky. Henrietta Preston was married to him. His children were William Preston Johnston, Maggie, Henrietta Preston Johnston, Albert Sidney Johnston Jr., McClung Johnston, Margret Strother Pichard, Griffin Johnston, and Alberta Denis. -
Jobs Outside The Army
He had a career in medicine because he had learned about it in school. -
Education
Went to a private school at Transylvania University and trained in the United States Military Academy. . -
Battle of Siloh
The fight was fought in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The leaders of the battle were Johnston, Beauregard, and Grant.This was fought because it was a part of the Civil War. The Union or Grant's army won. The number of casualties were 13,047 for the Union and 10,699 in Grant's Army. -
Part of the Civil War
He was in Command of Confederate Department No.2. He was on the defensive line. -
Died
He died in the Battle of Shiloh when a bullet struck an artery and he bled to death.
