Gen. Joseph E. Johnston - Abington VA
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N 36° 42.553 W 081° 58.742
17S E 412557 N 4063062
During the Civil War, General Joseph E. Johnston was the only officer to command both of the major Confederate armies, the Army of the Potomac (later the Army of Northern Virginia) in 1861-62 and the Army of Tennessee in 1863-1865.
Waymark Code: WM17Q9K
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2023
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The marker is made of metal with a silver background and black lettering. It stands about 5 feet tall. It was erected by the State of Virginia Department of Historic Resources IN 2002. It is located on Main Street in Abington VA.
TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON
Born in Prince Edward Co., on 3 Feb. 1807, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, the son of Judge Peter Johnston, moved a mile north of here with his family in 1811. He attended Abingdon Male Academy and graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1829 with fellow Virginian Robert E. Lee. During the Civil War, he was the only officer to command both of the major Confederate armies, the Army of the Potomac (later the Army of Northern Virginia) in 1861-62 and the Army of Tennessee in 1863-1865; he surrendered at present-day Durham N.C., on 26 April 1865. He died on 21 March 1891 in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON
"Born in Prince Edward Co., on 3 Feb. 1807, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, the son of Judge Peter Johnston, moved a mile north of here with his family in 1811. He attended Abingdon Male Academy and graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1829 with fellow Virginian Robert E. Lee. During the Civil War, he was the only officer to command both of the major Confederate armies, the Army of the Potomac (later the Army of Northern Virginia) in 1861-62 and the Army of Tennessee in 1863-1865; he surrendered at present-day Durham N.C., on 26 April 1865. He died on 21 March 1891 in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland"
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