Johnston Birthplace

Historical marker location:

Washington, Kentucky

( Main St., Washington)

Near here on February 3, 1803, General Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate leader, was born. He resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861 to join the South. Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.

Civil War Albert Sidney Johnston Battle of Shiloh

The word "Kentucky" is derived from the Native American word "ken-tah-ten," which means "land of tomorrow."