johnston

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A Scottish habitational surname from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town"
An English surname, variant of Johnson
American Confederate general in the Civil War who surrendered to William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865
A Scottish habitational surname from a place in Dumfriesshire
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

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Johnston's organ
A collection of sensory cells found in the pedicel of the antennae in the class Insecta
Johnston Atoll
{i} atoll in North Pacific Ocean (one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands) which forms a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
Joseph E Johnston
born Feb. 3, 1807, near Farmville, Va., U.S. died March 21, 1891, Washington, D.C. U.S. Army officer. He graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. At the start of the American Civil War he resigned his commission to serve the Confederacy. Appointed brigadier general, he won the first Confederate victory at the Battle of Bull Run. He was promoted to general but remained at odds with Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis. He defended Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign and was badly wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks (1862). In 1863 he was sent to conduct the Vicksburg Campaign. His order to evacuate the city was countermanded by Davis, but Johnston was blamed for the city's fall. As commander of the Army of the Tennessee, he avoided defeat as the Union advanced toward Atlanta, Ga., but he was removed from command for failing to defeat the invaders. Restored to duty in 1865, he was forced to surrender to William T. Sherman
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
born Feb. 3, 1807, near Farmville, Va., U.S. died March 21, 1891, Washington, D.C. U.S. Army officer. He graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. At the start of the American Civil War he resigned his commission to serve the Confederacy. Appointed brigadier general, he won the first Confederate victory at the Battle of Bull Run. He was promoted to general but remained at odds with Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis. He defended Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign and was badly wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks (1862). In 1863 he was sent to conduct the Vicksburg Campaign. His order to evacuate the city was countermanded by Davis, but Johnston was blamed for the city's fall. As commander of the Army of the Tennessee, he avoided defeat as the Union advanced toward Atlanta, Ga., but he was removed from command for failing to defeat the invaders. Restored to duty in 1865, he was forced to surrender to William T. Sherman
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