Joseph E. Johnston: Joseph E. Johnston was a Confederate general during the Civil War. As a veteran of the Mexican American War, he entered the Civil War as a senior advisor for the south, and was later appointed the role of general. His first battle victory was the first battle of Bull Run. After this early win, he was heavily criticized in 1862 when he retreated quickly during the early stages of the Peninsula Campaign. That same year, Johnston was severely wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, and was replaced by the excellent leader Robert E. Lee. He got another chance commanding the Confederate forces in the Western theater, where his battle strategies were not well liked by President Jefferson Davis. Davis did not like the cautious side of the plans. Johnston really cared about the men he put in battle, which affected his strategies. In 1865, Johnston surrendered to General William T. Sherman in Carolina. After the war Johnston went on to work in safe places and not the army. He started out building railroads, and very quickly became an executive for the company. After his time working on railroads he was an insurance agent. That was Joseph Johnston's life.
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