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Scott Nielson
Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994

Albert Sidney Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky, on 2 February 1803. He was educated at Transylvania University and then at West Point, where he graduated in 1826. Johnston impressed people with his intelligence and demeanor, and, consequently, he managed to climb the ranks rapidly.

He served in the army for many years, and saw action in the Black Hawk War; however, pressures from within his family caused him to resign in 1834. In 1836 he went to Texas to fight in the revolution occurring there. He served as Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas from 1838 to 1840. During the Mexican War Johnston led a Texas volunteer regiment and fought at Monterrey. He was reappointed to the U.S. Army in 1849, and commanded the Department of Texas from 1856 to 1858.

In 1857 President James Buchanan decided to name new officials for Utah Territory and to send with them a military escort to ensure their authority. In May, 2,500 troops were assembled to be dispatched to Utah. G

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Albert Sidney Johnston

American army general (1803–1862)

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, where he died on the battlefield.

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 war. Davis believed the loss of General Johnston "was the turning point of our fate."

Johnston was unrelated to Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston.

Early life and education

Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky, the youngest son of Dr. John and Abigail (Harris)

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Albert Sidney Johnston: Early Life

Albert Sidney Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky, on February 2, 1803. After attending Transylvania University in Lexington, Johnston was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1822. He graduated in 1826, finishing eighth in his class of 41.

Did you know? During his long military career, Albert Sidney Johnston took part in three major wars and served as a general in three separate armies: the Texas Army, the U.S. Army and the Confederate Army.

Johnston was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a brevet second lieutenant and spent time in New York and Missouri before serving during the Black Hawk War (1832), a brief conflict between United States militia units and a band of Sauk, Meskwaki and Kickapoo Native Americans. Johnston had married his first wife, Henrietta Preston, in 1829, and in 1834 he resigned from the military to care for her until her death from tuberculosis in 1836.

Albert Sidney Johnston: Texas Revolution and Later Military Career

Johnston moved to the new republic of Texas in 1836 and enlist