Bushrod R. Johnson - Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum

Record No:	2.6
Subject:	Johnson, Bushrod R.
Artist:	Hankins, Cornelius.
Date:	Unknown.
Media:	Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:	Frame 31 X 41.
Location:	TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:	Portrait is an upper torso view with subject facing to his right. The subject is dressed in a Confederate Uniform, his coat unbuttoned. His hands are resting in his lap. The artist's signature is apparent at the bottom right of portrait.
Notes:	Johnson was educated at West Point, born in Ohio and raised by Quaker parents in Ohio. He was a teacher but joined the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was a Major General and was present at the battles of Fort Donelson and Chicamauga among others. He is buried at the Nashville City Cemetery.
Categories:	Portrait paintings;Civil War; Military; Educators;