George Doherty Johnston

George Doherty Johnston
Born(1832-05-30)May 30, 1832
Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1910(1910-12-08) (aged 78)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Place of burial
Greenwood Cemetery Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
Service years1861–65
RankBrigadier General
Commands 25th Alabama Infantry Regiment
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
Other workPolitician; Educator

George Doherty Johnston (May 30, 1832 – December 8, 1910) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and the 7th Superintendent of The Citadel (then called the South Carolina Military Academy) from 1885 to 1890.

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