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Author : William Preston Johnston
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Preston Johnston
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Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive biography by his son, who served on his staff & later with Jeff Davis. Johnston served as a private in the Republic of Texas army, an officer in the U.S. Infantry, and a general in the Confederate Army, Johnston was killed at Shiloh.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783337661960
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (619 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497928862
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (288 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1878 Edition. Embracing His Services In The Armies Of The United States, The Republic Of Texas, And The Confederate States.
Author : William Johnston
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ISBN 13 : 9781519504067
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One ordinarily thinks of General Albert Sidney Johnston merely as the Confederate general who lost his life at the Battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862. In reality, Johnston was a general in three different armies: the United States Army, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States Army. Compared to his service in these armies, his time in the Confederate Army was relatively short, and he died too soon in the war to have established a martial standing along with a Lee or a Jackson. Johnston had participated in a wide range of fighting, seeing action in the Black Hawk War, the War for Texas Independence, the Mexican War, the Mormon War in Utah, and finally the War Between the States, commonly called the "American Civil War." Highly regarded as one of the best generals in the Confederate army by President Jefferson Davis, he has the distinction of being the highest-ranking Union or Confederate officer killed during "Civil War." Who better to write the biography of this exemplary soldier than his son, William Preston Johnston? The younger Johnson's biography of his father, published in 1878, is unrivaled to this day. It is the "go to" book for anyone wishing to study the life of this remarkable man and those like him who did so much to forge the nation into one that would stretch entirely across the continent. This is a long book, but still one that will hold the reader's interest. It is also a "keeper" as a reference book to the student of American history, particularly of the 19th century wars. Foreign phrases have been translated by the editor and explanatory notes have been added as an aid for the contemporary reader. Anyone interested in history or adventure will enjoy this book.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330688434
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (884 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston: Embracing His Services in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States A biography of Albert Sidney Johnston will need no apology with a large class of his countrymen. Many discreet men have urged upon the writer that his duty, both as son and citizen, required him to do this work. They believed that the omission of a picture of this heroic life would leave unfilled an important panel in the gallery of American history, in which the Civil War occupies so large a space. In response to such demand this memoir has been written. The writer would gladly have devolved his task on some more competent and disinterested hand. He has felt keenly the restrictions and obligations imposed by the filial relation. Hostile criticism can always begin its argument with the charge that it is impossible for a son to be fair; and the writer's own heart teaches him how difficult it is to be always and perfectly just. A writer who strives to delineate a dear, dead father will not mar the picture by a portrait below his own ideal, though it may well fall short of the heroic proportions of the original. But it is not necessary to be impartial, in order to be truthful; and, without love, there can be no correct interpretation of character. Knowing that he has made an honest effort to find out and relate the truth in every particular in this volume, the writer trusts that much will be pardoned to him. If a friend could have been found fitted by preparation, leisure, and literary enthusiasm, for so heavy a charge, it would have been consigned to him with a feeling of immeasurable relief. But this was not to be. The labor promised and proved to be very great. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher : Arkose Press
ISBN 13 : 9781344104494
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-07 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374234130
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (341 download)
Download or read book LIFE OF GEN ALBERT SIDNEY JOHN written by William Preston Johnston and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
ISBN 13 : 9781298000811
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Embracing His Services in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States - Scholar's Choice Edition written by William Preston Johnston and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781500200879
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States written by William Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today Albert Sidney Johnston (1803- 1862) is one of the most overlooked generals of the Civil War, but in April 1862 he was widely considered the Confederacy's best general. After graduating from West Point, where he befriended classmates Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, Johnston had a distinguished military career that ensured he would play a principal role in the Civil War. The fact that he was friends with Davis didn't hurt either, and near the beginning of the war Johnston was given command of the Western Department, which basically comprised the entire Western theater at the time. The Confederates were served poorly in that theater by incompetent officers who Johnston and the South had been saddled with, and from the beginning of the Civil War the Confederates struggled to gain traction in the battlegrounds of Kentucky and Missouri. After critical Confederate setbacks at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in early 1862, Johnston concentrated his forces in northern Georgia and prepared for a major offensive that culminated with the biggest battle of the war to that point, the Battle of Shiloh. On the morning of April 6, Johnston directed an all out attack on Grant's army around Shiloh Church, and though Grant's men had been encamped there, they had failed to create defensive fortifications or earthworks. They were also badly caught by surprise. With nearly 45,000 Confederates attacking, Johnston's army began to steadily push Grant's men back toward the river. As fate would have it, the Confederates may have been undone by friendly fire at Shiloh. Johnston advanced out ahead of his men on horseback while directing a charge near a peach orchard when he was hit in the lower leg by a bullet that historians now widely believe was fired by his own men. Nobody thought the wound was serious, including Johnston, who continued to aggressively lead his men and even sent his personal physician to treat wounded Union soldiers taken captive. But the bullet had clipped an artery, and shortly after being wounded Johnston began to feel faint in the saddle. With blood filling up his boot, Johnston unwittingly bled to death. The delay caused by his death, and the transfer of command to subordinate P.G.T. Beauregard, bought the Union defenders critical time on April 6, and the following day Grant's reinforced army struck back and pushed the Confederate army off the field.
Author : Charles P. Roland
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813143373
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Albert Sidney Johnston written by Charles P. Roland and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as one of the best one hundred books ever written on the Civil War by Civil War Times Illustrated and by Civil War: The Magazine of the Civil War Society With a new foreword by Gary W. Gallagher, Albert Sidney Johnston is the only full-scale biography of the Confederacy's top-ranking field general during the opening campaigns of the Civil War.
Author : William Preston Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781530189915
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (899 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston: His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today Albert Sidney Johnston (1803- 1862) is one of the most overlooked generals of the Civil War, but in April 1862 he was widely considered the Confederacy's best general. After graduating from West Point, where he befriended classmates Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, Johnston had a distinguished military career that ensured he would play a principal role in the Civil War. The fact that he was friends with Davis didn't hurt either, and near the beginning of the war Johnston was given command of the Western Department, which basically comprised the entire Western theater at the time. The Confederates were served poorly in that theater by incompetent officers who Johnston and the South had been saddled with, and from the beginning of the Civil War the Confederates struggled to gain traction in the battlegrounds of Kentucky and Missouri. After critical Confederate setbacks at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in early 1862, Johnston concentrated his forces in northern Georgia and prepared for a major offensive that culminated with the biggest battle of the war to that point, the Battle of Shiloh. On the morning of April 6, Johnston directed an all out attack on Grant's army around Shiloh Church, and though Grant's men had been encamped there, they had failed to create defensive fortifications or earthworks. They were also badly caught by surprise. With nearly 45,000 Confederates attacking, Johnston's army began to steadily push Grant's men back toward the river. As fate would have it, the Confederates may have been undone by friendly fire at Shiloh. Johnston advanced out ahead of his men on horseback while directing a charge near a peach orchard when he was hit in the lower leg by a bullet that historians now widely believe was fired by his own men. Nobody thought the wound was serious, including Johnston, who continued to aggressively lead his men and even sent his personal physician to treat wounded Union soldiers taken captive. But the bullet had clipped an artery, and shortly after being wounded Johnston began to feel faint in the saddle. With blood filling up his boot, Johnston unwittingly bled to death. The delay caused by his death, and the transfer of command to subordinate P.G.T. Beauregard, bought the Union defenders critical time on April 6, and the following day Grant's reinforced army struck back and pushed the Confederate army off the field.
Author : William Preston Johnston
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. By William Preston Johnston written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : William Preston Johnston
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Download or read book The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : Embracing His Services in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States written by William Preston Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985352636
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (526 download)
Download or read book The First Great Confederate General written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of Johnston and important people and places in his life. *Analyzes his generalship at the beginning of the Civil War and at Shiloh. *Includes some of Johnston's quotes during the Battle of Shiloh and accounts of the battle from Grant, Sherman, and others. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "The turning point of our fate." - Jefferson Davis on the death of Albert Sidney Johnston Today Albert Sidney Johnston (1803- 1862) is one of the most overlooked generals of the Civil War, but in April 1862 he was widely considered the Confederacy's best general. After graduating from West Point, where he befriended classmates Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, Johnston had a distinguished military career that ensured he would play a principal role in the Civil War. The fact that he was friends with Davis didn't hurt either, and near the beginning of the war Johnston was given command of the Western Department, which basically comprised the entire Western theater at the time. The Confederates were served poorly in that theater by incompetent officers who Johnston and the South had been saddled with, and from the beginning of the Civil War the Confederates struggled to gain traction in the battlegrounds of Kentucky and Missouri. After critical Confederate setbacks at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in early 1862, Johnston concentrated his forces in northern Georgia and prepared for a major offensive that culminated with the biggest battle of the war to that point, the Battle of Shiloh. On the morning of April 6, Johnston directed an all out attack on Grant's army around Shiloh Church, and though Grant's men had been encamped there, they had failed to create defensive fortifications or earthworks. They were also badly caught by surprise. With nearly 45,000 Confederates attacking, Johnston's army began to steadily push Grant's men back toward the river. As fate would have it, the Confederates may have been undone by friendly fire at Shiloh. Johnston advanced out ahead of his men on horseback while directing a charge near a peach orchard when he was hit in the lower leg by a bullet that historians now widely believe was fired by his own men. Nobody thought the wound was serious, including Johnston, who continued to aggressively lead his men and even sent his personal physician to treat wounded Union soldiers taken captive. But the bullet had clipped an artery, and shortly after being wounded Johnston began to feel faint in the saddle. With blood filling up his boot, Johnston unwittingly bled to death. The delay caused by his death, and the transfer of command to subordinate P.G.T. Beauregard, bought the Union defenders critical time on April 6, and the following day Grant's reinforced army struck back and pushed the Confederate army off the field. The First Great Confederate General: The Life and Career of Albert Sidney Johnston chronicles the life and career of one of the Confederacy's most indispensable generals, and the most senior officer to die in battle during the war. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Albert Sidney Johnston like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author : Timothy B. Smith
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 080718084X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Iron Dice of Battle written by Timothy B. Smith and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands as the highest-ranking American military officer to die in combat. His unexpected demise had cascading negative consequences for the South’s war effort, as his absence created a void in adequate leadership in the years that followed. In The Iron Dice of Battle, noted Civil War historian Timothy B. Smith reexamines Johnston’s life and death, offering remarkable insights into this often-contradictory figure. As a commander, Johnston frequently faced larger and better-armed Union forces, dramatically shaping his battlefield decisions and convincing him that victory could only be attained by taking strategic risks while fighting. The final wager came while leading his army at Shiloh in April 1862. During a desperate gambit to turn the tide of battle, Johnston charged to the front of the Confederate line to direct his troops and fell mortally wounded after sustaining enemy fire. The first work to survey the general’s career in detail in nearly sixty years, The Iron Dice of Battle builds on recent scholarship to provide a new and incisive assessment of Johnston’s life, his Confederate command, and the effect his death had on the course of the Civil War in the West.
