Talk:Albert Sidney Johnston

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It's Albert Sydney JOHNSTON. He was Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas. He also led a US Army expedition to Salt Lake City to confront the Mormons.

-- He is my great-great-great granduncle. His wife was a Luxich. He was wounded not killed at Shiloh and died later.

He is my great-great-great-great grandfather. Wow so we're related. email me at happyface92@sbcglobal.net

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The death of Albert Sidney Johnston

I am in possession of the Civil War diary of C.R. Allen, Company A, Second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. He was at the Battle of Shiloh and was one of the 15 or 20 soldiers who were sent to find Lew Wallace and direct him to the battlefield.

I have transcribed his diary. The words, spelling and punctuation are Allen's. Anything that is italicized and in [ ] are my words.

Apr 7th 1862 – Monday – Shiloh While the South seems well supplied the Rebel Gen’ls Forrest and [then Capt. John] Morgan were dashing between the two lines. We beg our commanders to lead us to the front but it seems the Gen’ls were afraid that the Rebs had an ambush prepared for us. I believe had we been allowed to charge the already demoralized Rebel army would have been completely routed. We saw signs enough that the Confederates were in a bad plight and only needed pushing to have caused them to throw down their arms and many of them to surrender. While we were following their retreating lines, I opened a large wall tent and there lay a tall handsome dead Rebel, a Gen’l I was satisfied. I asked a wounded Confederate who it was. He said “Maj. Gen’l Sidney Johnston”. I had heard he was in command of the Rebel army on Sunday. I called to the Lieut. in command of our skirmish line. He came up and soon placed a guard over the tent. Well we now had the saddest part of all to do. Look up friends and bury the dead. I went as soon as we got back to our camp that night to a different Reg’t that my old schoolmates belonged to 52nd Ill, 46th Ill, 12th Ill &c. Captain Guy Ward of the 12th was killed. Saw R.F. Chandler of 52nd. He was all right but found that John Baird had lost a leg but was still alive. Rained all night which made it terrible for the wounded.

--RussianBlueLvr (talk) 18:48, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Interesting description. You posted this here for a reason I assume, so what is it? Would you like to include any of this? Does the April 7th date concern you? The way the battle or his death is worded? Johnston's rank perhaps; it says he was a major general, though he was a full general in the CSA, but the yanks might not have known that. Just wondering why you wanted this here. Kresock (talk) 05:34, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Above in another comment it is claimed by somebody that Johnston did not die at Shiloh; I believe this poster's intent was an attempt at providing evidence he had. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.232.53.40 (talk) 08:34, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Note added July 11, 2010

Moved from main article by Hal Jespersen (talk) 22:48, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

*Note

Whoever wrote this is wrong. He is my Great (to however many degrees) Grandfather. He had more than one son. Before you give people the wrong information, you should make sure you have all the facts.

Fabricated photograph

User Wrad pointed on out the Talk Page of the Utah War article that the photograph of General Johnston in this article was fabricated, probably using Photoshop or a similar program. It is General Johnston's head pasted on the body of another officer, a copy of which can be seen here. Anyone have any good ideas for a remedy? --AzureCitizen (talk) 16:47, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Although it is not conclusive that this was fabricated (the uniform details do not match the Sibley photograph exactly), I have replaced the image at the Commons with one that has documented source information. Hal Jespersen (talk) 17:58, 15 July 2010 (UTC)