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Johnson L. Terry was born into slavery in 1841[1] in Virginia. He was the child of freed Virginia slave Jenny Terry. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.
Johnson was freed by slave owner St. Leger Landon Carter of King George County, Virginia:
During the Civil War, he served as a Corporal in Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second[3] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 22 years old, married and working as a barber when he enlisted on 19 December 1863 from Reading, Pennsylvania. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.[1]
His brother Charles served as a First Sergeant in the 6th United States Colored Troops (USCT.)
The highest rank attainable to Black soldiers at this time was Sergeant Major.
He passed away in 1895 and is buried at Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania.[4][5]
His daughter Ida married Henry C. Nelson.
In the 1880 census, Mary Montgomery is listed as a sister; maybe Amanda's sister and actually a sister-in-law?
Also in the 1880 census, Edwin Roberts is listed as a son. Perhaps a stepson from a previous marriage, or Amanda's son from a previous marriage?
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