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 held	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

Seminole War
Mexican-American War
American Civil War

Bushrod Rust Johnson (October 7, 1817 – September 12, 1880) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War and a career United States Army soldier. 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. 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.

Johnson was born in Belmont County, Ohio. He was raised as a Quaker and, before moving to the South, worked on the Underground Railroad with his uncle. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1840 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Infantry. He fought in the Seminole War in Florida and the Mexican-American War. He was forced to resign from the Army in October 1847 after being accused of selling contraband goods. He worked as a professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the Western Military Institute, Georgetown, Kentucky (1848-1849), and professor of mathematics and engineering at the University of Nashville (1849-1861). During this period he was active in the state militias of Kentucky and Tennessee, rising to the rank of colonel. His wife Mary died prior to the war of natural causes, leaving him with a disabled son.

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