General Albert Sidney Johnston

ID: 1678
This file appears in: Civil War Occupations
General Albert Sidney Johnston

One of the more famous Confederate generals, A. S. Johnston ordered the capture of Bowling Green in September 1861. Johnston also set up a Confederate headquarters in the city. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Civil War Occupations

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1024 in Warren County discusses the occupation of Bowling Green by Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Although Kentucky officially adopted a position of neutrality at the beginning of the conflict, the policy…