JOHNSON, Bushrod Rust

Confederate

Born: October 7 1817, Belmont Cty OH

Died: September 12 1880, Brighton IL

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840, Seminole war, Mexican War, resigned 1847, teacher.

War Service: 1861 Col. of engineers, Jan 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded at Fort Donelson until Pillow arrived, commanded 1st Bde/Cheatham's Divn at Shiloh (w), Kentucky campaign, commanded 3rd Bde/Cleburne's Divn at Murfreesboro, commanded Johnson's Divn/Hood's Corps at Chickamauga, commanded Buckner's Divn at Knoxville, commanded Johnson's Divn at Bermuda Hundred, May 1864 Maj. Gen., Crater, Sayler's Creek, Appomattox.

Post War: Chancellor of University of Nashville, farmer.