Bushrod Rust Johnson (October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880) was one of the few Northern-born Confederate generals in the American Civil War. As a university professor, he had been active in the state militias of Kentucky and Tennessee before the war, and he sided with the South. As a divisional commander, he managed to evade capture at Fort Donelson, but was wounded at Shiloh. He served under Lee throughout the 10-month siege of Petersburg, surrendering with him at Appomattox.
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| - Bushrod Rust Johnson (October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880) was one of the few Northern-born Confederate generals in the American Civil War. As a university professor, he had been active in the state militias of Kentucky and Tennessee before the war, and he sided with the South. As a divisional commander, he managed to evade capture at Fort Donelson, but was wounded at Shiloh. He served under Lee throughout the 10-month siege of Petersburg, surrendering with him at Appomattox.
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| - *Seminole War & Mexican-American War
*:3rd U.S. Infantry
*American Civil War
*: Tennessee militia
*:Brigade, Army of Mississippi
*:Division, Army of Northern Virginia
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| - *American Civil War
*:Battle of Shiloh
*:Battle of Perryville
*:Battle of Stones River
*:Battle of Chickamauga
*:Siege of Knoxville
*:Battle of the Crater
*:Siege of Petersburg
*:Battle of White Oak Road
*:Battle of Five Forks
*:Battle of Sayler's Creek
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| - Old City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
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| - Bushrod Rust Johnson (October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880) was one of the few Northern-born Confederate generals in the American Civil War. As a university professor, he had been active in the state militias of Kentucky and Tennessee before the war, and he sided with the South. As a divisional commander, he managed to evade capture at Fort Donelson, but was wounded at Shiloh. He served under Lee throughout the 10-month siege of Petersburg, surrendering with him at Appomattox.
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