George Johnson (abt. 1834 - 1864)

Born about 1834 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Died 29 Sep 1864 at about age 30 in New Market Heights, Virginia, US

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George Johnson is a part of US Black heritage.

Private George Johnson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 13 Aug 1863
Mustered out: 29 Sep 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Infantry

Private George Johnson was killed in action during the United States Civil War.

Biography

Private George Johnson served in the 5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry, Company F, during the Civil War. Birth date is estimated based on age at enlistment. He was killed in action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia.

Research Notes

Pension application approved for wife Sidney Johnson with payment to be sent to R. Downing, Middleport, Ohio.

Acknowledgements

More information on 5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry free space page - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:5th_Regiment_United_States_Colored_Infantry

Sources

• Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume I (Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1893), compiled and published under the Roster Commission of the Ohio General Assembly, pages 591-592 and 594-624 (unit rosters); image copy, HathiTrust Digital Library, (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015004198746 : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers – https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198746&view=1up&seq=634
• Military/hospital records - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRT5-PP2M
• Pension records - https: //catalog.archives.gov/id/117016933
• https://www.nps.gov/rich/learn/historyculture/5thusct.htm
• Wikipedia: 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment
• Larry Stevens, "127th Ohio Infantry, 5th U.S. Colored Troops, " Ohio in the Civil War, http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw127.html : accessed 9 Mar 2023.
• U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 - Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.