Johnston
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Johnston
Sort Name:
Johnston, General
AKA:
Albert Sydney Johnston
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Wednesday, February 2, 1803
Origin:
Kentucky
Biography:
The novel's list of Civil War military leaders includes "the two Johnstons" (188). There were actually three Confederate Generals named Johnston, but it's likely that Faulkner is thinking of Joseph, who has his own character entry, and Albert S. Johnston, who was killed early in the War but not, according to the narrative, before he would have heard the Confederates' "shrill hackle-lifting yelling" during the fighting (188). (The other possibility is the less famous Robert D. Johnston.)
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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