During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, Major General William T. Sherman generally preferred to outmaneuver and outflank his Confederate adversaries rather than attack entrenched positions head on. He made an exception at the Battle on Kennesaw Mountain on June 27th. The Confederates under General Joseph E. Johnston had constructed very strong trenches and defensive works on [...]
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Jackson in the Shenandoah; Peninsula Campaign Continues; Confederates Evacuate Corinth, MS: May 1862
150 Years Ago in the Civil War After several Union victories in the west in April 1862, much of the fighting in May shifted to Virginia. After a string of defeats in the first four months of the year, the Confederacy finally began to see its first significant successes of 1862. The fighting in Virginia was [...]
Name Meaning Joseph is of Hebrew origin meaning: “Jehovah increases” Vital Stats Birthday: February 3rd, 1807 Birth Name: Joseph Eggleston Johnston Birthplace: Farmville, Virginia Date of Death: March 21st, 1891 Cause: Pneumonia Place of Death: Washington DC Height: 5′ 8″ Nationality: American Ancestry: Scottish Occupation before Civil War: U.S. Army officer Occupation during Civil War: [...]
