Albert Sidney Johnston

Albert Sidney Johnston Historical Figure Nationality: United States, Republic of Texas (1836-1840), United States (1840-1861), Confederate States (1861-1862) Year of Birth: 1803 Year of Death: 1862 Cause of Death: Gunshot wound in combat (American Civil War) Occupation: Soldier, Revolutionary, Farmer Spouse: Henrietta Preston (d. 1836), Eliza Griffin Children: Seven Military Branch: United States Army (1826–1834; 1846–1861) Texian Army (1836–1840) Confederate Army (1861–1862) Political Office(s): Secretary of War for Republic of Texas, Military Governor of Utah Fictional Appearances: Southern Victory POD: September 10, 1862 Appearance(s): Throughout Type of Appearance: Posthumous references Nationality: Confederate States Military Branch: Army of Tennessee (War of Secession)

Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was a career United States Army officer, a Texas Army general, and a Confederate States Army general. He saw extensive combat during his military career, fighting actions in the Texas War of Independence, the Mexican-American War, the Utah War of 1857 (putting down an uprising by the Mormon/LDS Church), as well as the American Civil War. He also served a stint as Secretary of War in the short-lived Republic of Texas.

Considered by CS President Jefferson Davis to be the finest general officer in the Confederacy before the emergence of Robert E. Lee, Johnston was killed early in the Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh and was the highest ranking officer, Union or Confederate, killed during the entire war.

Albert Sidney Johnston in Southern Victory

Albert Sidney Johnston joined the Confederate Army, when the War of Secession began in 1861. He was given command of all Confederate forces in the west. Johnston was at the Battle of Shiloh, the war's bloodiest battle, where he was killed in the fighting.

After the war, Johnston went down in Confederate history as a martyr. Statues of Johnston were erected throughout the country, including on the National Square in Richmond. Despite being surrounded by sandbags, that statue was destroyed in 1943, during the last phase of the Second Great War. A nearby statue of George Washington, who was well-regarded by both nations, survived. Workmen hauled the remains of Johnston's statue away for scrap after the war.

See also

• Sidney the War Unicorn, an analog of Johnson in The War Between the Provinces.

References

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Barnard E. Bee, Sr.	Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas 1838-1840	Succeeded by Branch T. Archer
Military offices (Southern Victory)
Preceded by None	Military Governor of Utah 1858	Succeeded by A Period of Vacancy, then John Pope