Stovepipe Johnson
Confederate Brigadier General most known for Newburgh Raid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson (February 6, 1834 ā October 20, 1922) was an antebellum Western frontiersman and later an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Johnson obtained notoriety leading the Newburgh Raid using a force of only about 35 men. Johnson and his men confiscated supplies and ammunition without firing a shot by deceiving Newburgh's defenders into thinking Confederate cannons surrounded the town. In reality, the "cannons" were an assemblage of a stove pipe, a charred log, and wagon wheels, forever giving Johnson the nickname of Adam "Stovepipe" Johnson. Permanently blinded during an 1864 skirmish, in 1887, Johnson founded the town of Marble Falls, Texas, which became known as "the blind man's town."
Adam Rankin Johnson | |
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Nickname(s) | "Stovepipe" |
Born | (1834-02-06)February 6, 1834 Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
Died | October 20, 1922(1922-10-20) (aged 88) Burnet, Texas, United States |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861ā1865 |
Rank | Colonel Brigadier General (appointment not confirmed) |
Unit | 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's) |
Commands held | 10th Kentucky Partisan Rangers Johnson's Cavalry Brigade |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |