Bushrod Johnson

Bushrod Johnson
Bushrod Johnson
Born	(1817-10-07)October 7, 1817 Belmont County, Ohio
Died	September 12, 1880(1880-09-12) (aged 62) Brighton, Illinois
Place of burial	Old City Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1840–1847 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (Tennessee Militia) Major General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Infantry
Commands	Fort Donelson Left Wing, Army of Central Kentucky Johnson's Brigade Johnson's Division
Battles / wars	Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Perryville Battle of Stones River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Knoxville Bermuda Hundred Campaign Battle of Swift Creek Petersburg Campaign Battle of the Crater Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign Battle of White Oak Road Battle of Five Forks Battle of Sayler's Creek
Other work	Educator

Bushrod Rust Johnson (October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War and an officer in the United States Army. As a university professor he had been active in the state militias of Kentucky and Tennessee and on the outbreak of hostilities he sided with the South, despite having been born in the North into a family of abolitionist Quakers. As a divisional commander he managed to evade capture at the Battle of Fort Donelson, but was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. He served under Robert E. Lee throughout the 10-month Siege of Petersburg, and surrendered with him at Appomattox.