3 , ▁John ston ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁against ▁Union ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁William ▁T ec um seh ▁Sh erman ▁in ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Camp aign . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁John ston ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁remaining ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Carol inas ▁Camp aign . ▁Union ▁gener als ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁and ▁Sh erman ▁both ▁pra ised ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁John ston ▁after ward . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁John ston ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁in ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁ins urance ▁business es . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁serving ▁a ▁single ▁term . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁commission er ▁of ▁rail ro ads ▁under ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁after ▁att ending ▁Sh erman ' s ▁fun eral ▁in ▁the ▁pour ing ▁rain . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁John ston ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Long wood ▁House ▁in ▁" Ch er ry ▁Gro ve ", ▁near ▁Farm ville , ▁Virginia ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁( Long wood ▁House ▁later ▁burn ed ▁down . ▁The ▁re built ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁of ▁Charles ▁S . ▁Ven able , ▁an ▁officer ▁on