Albert johnston biography

Early Life

Albert Sidney Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky on February 2, 1803.

Jefferson Davis

He was the youngest son of Dr. John Johnston and Abigail Harris Johnston. Johnston received private schooling as a youth before entering Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. While enrolled there, he may have become acquainted with future United States Secretary of War and Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

United States Military Academy

In 1832, Johnston received an appointment to the United States Military Academy.

Two years later, Davis also received an appointment to West Point and the two men developed a friendship that benefited Johnston throughout his career.

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Johnston graduated from the academy in 1826, ranked eighth in his class of forty-one cadets. Upon graduation, he was brevetted to second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 2nd U.S. Infantry.

Marriage

During his early military career, the army stationed Johnston at Sackett’s Harbor, New York, and a Albert Sidney Johnston | Confederate General & Civil War Hero ...

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