Originally published in 1956, this book is a full account of General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), a career U. S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was one of the most senior general officers-second only to General Robert E. Lee-in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Although heartily disliked by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, who often criticized him for a...