Civil War Generals: Joseph Eggleston Johnston

General Joseph Eggleston Johnston (Confederate General)

Born: February 3, 1807 in Farmville, Virginia.

Died: March 21, 1891 at Washington, D.C..

Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Biography: Graduated from West Point in 1829 and served in the army before the war. Was in politics after the war.