Albert Sidney Johnston
Born: February 2, 1803
Birthplace: Washington, Kentucky
Father: Dr. John Johnston 1762 – 1832
(Buried: Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Kentucky)
Mother: Abigail Harris 1770 – 1806
(Buried: Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Kentucky)
1st Wife: Henrietta Preston 1804 – 1829
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
2nd Wife: Eliza Griffin 1821 – 1896
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Married: October 3, 1843
Children:
Colonel William Preston Johnston 1831 – 1899
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Henrietta Preston Johnston 1832 – 1906
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Albert Sidney Johnston Jr. 1845 – 1863
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Hancock McClung Johnston 1847 – 1904
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Margaret Strother Johnston Pritchard 1851 – 1922
(Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)
Griffin Johnston 1857 – 1895
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Alberta Johnston Denis 1861 – 1947
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Education:
1826: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (8th in class)
Occupation before War:
1826: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1826 – 1834: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1827: Garrison duty at Sackett's Harbor, New York
1827 – 1828: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1828 – 1832: Adjutant of United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1832: Colonel of Illinois Volunteers during Black Hawk War
1832: Served in the Battle of Bad Axe
1832 – 1833: Aide – de – camp to Bvt. Brig. General Atkinson
1834: Resigned from United States Army on May 31st
1836 – 1840: Served in Texas Army rising to Brigadier General Wounded
1838: Texas Republic Secretary of War
1846: Colonel of 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers
1846: Served in the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico
1846 – 1849: Farmer Brazos River, Texas
1849 – 1855: Major, United States Army, Paymaster
1855 – 1861: Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1855 – 1856: Frontier Duty at Fort Mason, Texas
1856 – 1857: Commander, United States Army, Department of Texas
1857 – 1860: Commander of Expedition to Utah, and Dept. of Utah
1857: Brevetted Brigadier General for duty he performed in Utah
1861: Commander of U.S. Army Department of the Pacific
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 3rd
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: General of Confederate States Army Infantry
1861 – 1862: Commander of CSA Department Number 2
1861: Commander of Central Army of Kentucky
1862: Commander of Central Army of Kentucky
1862: Mortally Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
Died: April 6, 1862
Place of Death: Hardin County, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Wounds to the Popliteal Artery
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Section: Confederate Field Section 2, Row A, Number 13
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