George Doherty Johnston

George Doherty Johnston was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

George Doherty Johnston was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. In 1834, his father moved the family to Greensboro, Alabama, where he died less than a year later. His mother then moved the family to Marion, Alabama. Johnston received his education from private tutors before attending Howard College.

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