1. Joseph E. Johnston

2. Dear Mr. Spencer, Did you the following about Joseph E. Johnston? He was the highest ranking officer to resign from the US Army when his state (Virginia) seceded He became a Confederate General He helped lead Confederates to victory at the Battle of 1 st Bull Run Johnston commanded Confederate forces during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign before being wounded and replaced by Robert E. Lee After recovering from his wounds, he was given command of the Confederacy’s western armies At the Battle of Atlanta (1864), the Union Army defeats the Confederate Army led by Johnston On April 17, 1865 Johnston will surrender one of the last CSA armies to Union General William T. Sherman near Durham, North Carolina I hope you find this information about Johnston as fascinating as I have. Sincerely, Bubba Gump Mr. Matthew Spencer 7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher Lincoln Park Middle School 90 Ryerson Road Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 P.S. Joseph E. Johnston grave is located at the Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

3. Bibliography: Joseph E. Johnston http://www.archives.gov/research/civil- war/photos/images/civil-war-144.jpg (picture)http://www.archives.gov/research/civil- war/photos/images/civil-war-144.jpg http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/Images/c onfederate-flag.jpg (picture)http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/Images/c onfederate-flag.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Johnston (information)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Johnston Woodhead, Henry Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War (pages 24-33, 44-50, 248-269, & 280-281). Time-Life Books. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1996. O’Shea Richard & Greenspan, David Battle Maps of the Civil War (pages 143-150). American Heritage. New York, NY 1992.