Joe Johnston

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2012-04-14 15:36
Text: 
Flags in the Dust
Character Key: 
General Joseph Johnston
Display Name: 
Joe Johnston
Sort Name: 
Johnston, Joseph
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Upper Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Dead
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned: 
Grenada and Calhoun Co., Mississippi in Flags in the Dust (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Tuesday, February 3, 1807
Origin: 
Virginia
Cause of Death: 
Disease
Real?: 
Yes
Biography: 

One of the South's main commanders throughout the Civil War, after 1863 he had charge of the Department of the West, where Mississippi was. He is mentioned (as "Joe Johnston") in Will Falls' story about Zeb Fothergill's prowess as a war-time horse thief.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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