Joseph E. Johnston

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Joseph E. Johnston
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• Dear Mr. Spencer,
• Did you the following about Joseph E. Johnston?
• He was the highest ranking officer to resign from
  the US Army when his state (Virginia) seceded
• He became a Confederate General
• He helped lead Confederates to victory at the
  Battle of 1st Bull Run
• Johnston commanded Confederate forces during the
  1862 Peninsula Campaign before being wounded and
  replaced by Robert E. Lee
• After recovering from his wounds, he was given
  command of the Confederacys western armies
• At the Battle of Atlanta (1864), the Union Army
  defeats the Confederate Army led by Johnston
• On April 17, 1865 Johnston will surrender one of
  the last CSA armies to Union General William T.
  Sherman near Durham, North Carolina
• I hope you find this information about Johnston
  as fascinating as I have.
• Sincerely,
• Bubba Gump

• Mr. Matthew Spencer
• 7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
• Lincoln Park Middle School
• 90 Ryerson Road
• Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
• P.S.
• Joseph E. Johnston grave is located
• at the Green Mount Cemetery

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Bibliography Joseph E. Johnston

• http//www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/
  images/civil-war-144.jpg (picture)
• http//scrapetv.com/News/News20Pages/usa/Images/c
  onfederate-flag.jpg (picture)
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Johnston
  (information)
• Woodhead, Henry Illustrated Atlas of the Civil
  War (pages 24-33, 44-50, 248-269, 280-281).
  Time-Life Books. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1996.
• OShea Richard Greenspan, David Battle Maps of
  the Civil War
• (pages 143-150). American Heritage. New York,
  NY 1992.