Albert Sidney Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was an American military officer who served as a general in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army. He saw extensive combat during his 34-year military career, fighting actions in the Black Hawk War, the Texas-Indian Wars, the Mexican–American War, the Utah War, and the American Civil War.
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Albert Sidney Johnston, c. 1861 | |
| Born | February 2, 1803 Washington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1862 (aged 59) Shiloh, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Buried | Texas State Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America Republic of Texas Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Texian Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1826–1834; 1846–1861 (USA) 1836–1840 (Republic of Texas) 1861–1862 (CSA) |
| Rank | Brevet brigadier general Senior Brigadier General (Texas) General (CSA) |
| Unit | 2nd U.S. Infantry 6th U.S. Infantry Los Angeles Mounted Rifles (CSA) |
| Commands held | 1st Texas Rifles (USV) 2nd U.S. Cavalry Department of the Pacific (USA) Army of Central Kentucky (CSA) Army of Mississippi (CSA) Department No. 2 (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War (1832) Texas-Indian Wars (1836–1857) Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Utah War (1857–1858)
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| Awards | Hall of Honor |
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Considered by Confederate States President Jefferson Davis to be the finest general officer in the Confederacy before the later emergence of Robert E. Lee, he was killed early in the Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862. Johnston was the highest-ranking officer on either side killed during the entire war. Davis believed the loss of General Johnston "was the turning point of our fate."
Johnston was unrelated to Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston.