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'''Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891)''' - Born 3 Feb 1807, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Died 21 Mar 1891, Washington, D.C., buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.
'''Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891)''' - Born 3 Feb 1807, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Died 21 Mar 1891, Washington, D.C., buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.


He graduated from the [[:Category:United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy]], [[:Category:West Point 1829| West Point Class of 1829]], 13th in a class of 46. He served with the [[4th U.S. Artillery]] and in the Topographical Engineers, he saw action in the [[Seminole War]] and the [[Mexican War]].  
He was appointed to the [[:Category:United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy]], 1 Jul 1825, and graduated [[:Category:West Point 1829| West Point Class of 1829]], 13th in a class of 46. He served with the [[4th U.S. Artillery]] and in the Topographical Engineers, he saw action in the [[Seminole War II|2nd Seminole War]] and the [[Mexican War]].  
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'''Assignments:'''
'''Assignments:'''
* (-) Rank (dor), Unit, Job
* (1825-1829) Cadet, [[:Category:United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy]]
* (1829-????) 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1829), [[4th U.S. Artillery]]
* (????-????) 1st Lt. (31 Jul 1836)
* (31 May 1837) Resigned Commisssion
* (1838-1846) 1st. Lt. and Bvt. Capt. (7 Jul 1838), [[Topographical Engineers]], [[Seminole War II|2nd Seminole War]]
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* (1846-????) Capt. (21 Sep 1846)
* (1847-1848) Maj. and Lt. Col. (9 Apr 1847), [[Voltigeurs]]
* (1855-????) Lt. Col., [[1st U.S. Cavalry]]
* (22 Apr 1861) Resigned Commission
 


'''Personal Description:'''
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* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000192 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000192 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]
* Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree entry for Joseph Eggleston Johnston
* Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree entry for Joseph Eggleston Johnston
* Miller, Francis, ed. ''The Photographic History of The Civil War.'' 10 vols, vol 10, p. 240. New York, Review of Reviews, 1912

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Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891) - Born 3 Feb 1807, Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Died 21 Mar 1891, Washington, D.C., buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

He was appointed to the United States Military Academy, 1 Jul 1825, and graduated West Point Class of 1829, 13th in a class of 46. He served with the 4th U.S. Artillery and in the Topographical Engineers, he saw action in the 2nd Seminole War and the Mexican War.

Father: Peter Johnston (1763-1831) Born 6 Jan 1763, Osbornes Landing, Chesterfield, Virginia. Died 8 Dec 1831, Ponecille, Washington County, Virginia.

Mother: Mary Wood (1769-1825) Born 8 May 1769 Goochland, Virginia. Died 17 Jun 1825, Abington, Washington County, Virginia

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  • Lydia Mulligan Mclane (1822-1887) Born 31 Jan 1822, Wilmington, Delaware. Died 22 Feb 1887, Washington D.C. Married 10 Jul 1845, Prince Edward County, Virginia

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  • Sarah Jane Johnston (1851-1894) Born 7 Jun 1851. Died 7 Oct 1894, Marceline, Linn, Missouri.

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