Where did Johnston command during his later service in the Civil War?
Department of the West
Department of the Potomac
Department of Texas
Department of the Pacific
Answer
In his later service during the Civil War, Albert Sidney Johnston commanded the Department of the West, which encompassed vast territories west of the Mississippi River, including present-day states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. He was responsible for protecting Confederate interests and countering Union advances in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
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