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Same Birthday Same Name Two Johnstons in Union and Confederacy
On February 8 the lives of Albert Sidney Johnston and Joseph Eggleston Johnston, both born 1803 and 1807 respectively, intersect in notable ways. Both graduated West Point, fought Indians, and rose to high ranks in U S and Confederate forces. Albert Sidney died after a bold Tennessee attack, while Joseph Eggleston outlived the Civil War and held later government roles.
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United States Army
Albert Sidney Johnston
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Washington
United States Military Academy
Second Infantry
Henry Atkinson
St. Louis
Texas Patriots
Mirabeau Lamar
Lone Star Republic
Texas
Texas Rifles
Johnston
Butler
Monterey
Zachary Taylor
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Foote
Grant
Murfreesboro
Corinth
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Pittsburg
Tennessee River
Buell
Pittsburgh
Beauregard
Snake Creek
Tenessee River
Cherry Grove
Virginia Familly
West Point
Robert E. Lee
Atlantic Seaboard
Winfield Scott
Florida
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
Chapultepecc
West
Utah
Albert Sidney
Virginia
Richmond
Confederate Congress
Jefferson Davis
Allen Tate
Davis
Battle of Seven Pines
East
Robert BE. Lee
Joseph EH. Johnston
Department of the West
South
Tate
Peninsula
McClellan
Sherman
Lee
Arkansas
Congress
United States
Cleveland
Western
Union