Letter : to Major / by Albert Sidney Johnston, 1858 Jan 4.

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Letter : to Major / by Albert Sidney Johnston, 1858 Jan 4.

The letter relates to the Utah Expedition and was probably addressed to Irvin McDowell, Assistant Adjutant General of the Army.

6 p. ; 24.5 cm.

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Utah Expedition (1857-1858)

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Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

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Native of Kentucky; educated privately and at Transylvania University; graduate of West Point; served in the Black Hawk War; commanded the Army of Texas during the late 1830's; served in the Mexican War with the 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers; commissioned paymaster in the United States Army and later commanded the Department of Texas; resigned to join the Confederate Army in 1861 and commanded the Western Department from 1861 through the Battle of Shiloh, April 1862, where he was mortally wounded. ...