Major Johnston served in Companies I and H of the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was also Captain of the Botetourt Light Artillery of Johnston's Artillery battalion in the Army of Tennessee. This prominent Confederate Veteran did much for the redevelopment of the South after the War. He grew up in his native Botetourt County. The war came when he was a young man. A defender of Vicksburg, he fought in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, finally reaching the end in North Carolina with General Joseph Johnston, his relation. He held the rank of Major at age twenty-five. After the War, he was President of the James River and Kanawha Canal Company. He held the same position for the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Company. He held numerous posts of responsibility in the railway industry. His legal training was earned from the esteemed Judge Brockenbrough of Lexington. Elected to the Senate of Virginia, he served three terms. Johnston was instrumental in the placing of a suitable monument to the famous Botetourt Artillery in 1902. Major Johnston, a man of high character and strict integrity, generous, frank, and brave, made his last home in Richmond.
Major Johnston served in Companies I and H of the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was also Captain of the Botetourt Light Artillery of Johnston's Artillery battalion in the Army of Tennessee. This prominent Confederate Veteran did much for the redevelopment of the South after the War. He grew up in his native Botetourt County. The war came when he was a young man. A defender of Vicksburg, he fought in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, finally reaching the end in North Carolina with General Joseph Johnston, his relation. He held the rank of Major at age twenty-five. After the War, he was President of the James River and Kanawha Canal Company. He held the same position for the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Company. He held numerous posts of responsibility in the railway industry. His legal training was earned from the esteemed Judge Brockenbrough of Lexington. Elected to the Senate of Virginia, he served three terms. Johnston was instrumental in the placing of a suitable monument to the famous Botetourt Artillery in 1902. Major Johnston, a man of high character and strict integrity, generous, frank, and brave, made his last home in Richmond.
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