Bonney in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Albert Sidney Johnston

(February 2, 1803 - April 6, 1862)

Photographed By Brian Anderson, January 27, 2019

1. Albert Sidney Johnston Marker

Inscription.
Kentucky native Albert Sidney Johnston graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826. He was assigned to posts in New York and Missouri, and served in the Black Hawk War in 1832. He resigned his commission in 1834 to return to Kentucky to care for his dying wife.

Johnston came to Texas in July 1836 and enlisted in the Republic army. A month later he was appointed adjutant general, and in January 1837 became senior brigadier general in command of the army. He was appointed secretary of war by President Mirabeau B. Lamar in December 1838.

In 1840 Johnston returned to Kentucky, where he married Eliza Griffin in 1843. They settled at China Grove, Johnston's large plantation at this site, and continued to live here until 1849.

During the Mexican war Johnston commanded a company of Texas volunteers. Later, as a colonel in the U. S. Army, he served on the Texas frontier and in the West. At the outbreak of the Civil War he resigned and was appointed a Confederate general by President Jefferson Davis. Johnston was killed at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and was buried in New Orleans. In 1867 he was reinterred in the State Cemetery in Austin.

Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9568.)

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Location. 29° 18.809′ N, 95° 27.018′ W. Marker is in Bonney, Texas, in Brazoria County. Marker is on Farm to Market Road 521, 0.2 miles south of Cannon Road (Farm to Market Road 51), on the right when traveling south. Near an arched entrance marked China Grove. The entrance to what was once Albert Johnston's plantation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rosharon TX 77583, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Homesite of General Albert Sidney Johnston (here, next to this marker); First Baptist Church of Angleton (approx. 9.2 miles away); First Missionary Baptist Church of Angleton (approx. 10.1 miles away); Old Brazoria County Courthouse (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Brazos Lighthouse (approx. 10.1 miles away); 1895 Brazoria County Courthouse Column (approx. 10.1 miles away); Sugar Kettle (approx. 10.1 miles away); Robert J. Calder (approx. 10.1 miles away).

Regarding Albert Sidney Johnston.

Photographed By Jim Evans, December 30, 2015

2. Albert Sidney Johnston Marker

General Johnson was the third most important general of the Confederacy but was considered by many of his contemporaries to be the finest soldier on either side of the war. Johnston’s death was seen as a major blow to the Confederacy. He was killed leading a charge during the Battle of Shiloh, the bloodiest engagement of the war to that point. By the end of the war in 1865, he remained the highest-ranking officer on either side to have been killed in action and remains the highest-ranking American military officer ever to be killed in action.

Also see . . .
1. Albert Sidney Johnston Confederate general. Encyclopedia Britannica entry (Submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

2. Albert Sidney Johnston. The History Channel website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

3. Albert Sidney Johnston, (1803–1862)General Johnson. The Handbook of Texas website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

4. Death of Albert Sidney Johnston - Tour Stop #17 SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. National Parks Service entry (Submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

5. Albert Sidney Johnston. Wikipedia biography (Submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

Granite Marker by Organizations Honoring General Johnston image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jim Evans, December 30, 2015

3. Granite Marker by Organizations Honoring General Johnston

Photographed By Jim Evans, December 30, 2015

4. Albert Sidney Johnston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,007 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 31, 2015, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.