Joseph E. Johnston

Dear Mr. Spencer,

Did you the following about Joseph E. Johnston?

• He was the highest ranking officer to resign from the US Army when his state (Virginia) seceded

• He became a Confederate General • He helped lead Confederates to victory at the Battle

of 1st Bull Run• Johnston commanded Confederate forces during the

1862 Peninsula Campaign before being wounded and replaced by Robert E. Lee

• After recovering from his wounds, he was given command of the Confederacy’s western armies

• At the Battle of Atlanta (1864), the Union Army defeats the Confederate Army led by Johnston

• On April 17, 1865 Johnston will surrender one of the last CSA armies to Union General William T. Sherman near Durham, North Carolina

I hope you find this information about Johnston as fascinating as I have.

Sincerely,

Bubba Gump

Mr. Matthew Spencer7th/8th Grade Social Studies TeacherLincoln Park Middle School90 Ryerson RoadLincoln Park, NJ 07035

P.S. Joseph E. Johnston grave is located at the Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bibliography: Joseph E. Johnston

• http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-144.jpg (picture)

• http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/Images/confederate-flag.jpg (picture)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Johnston (information)

• Woodhead, Henry Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War (pages 24-33, 44-50, 248-269, & 280-281). Time-Life Books. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1996.

• O’Shea Richard & Greenspan, David Battle Maps of the Civil War (pages 143-150). American Heritage. New York, NY 1992.