Biographical Sketch of Capt. William S. Johnson, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Capt. Wm. S. Johnson, U. S. A. Captain Johnson is the son of James J. and Julia (Graham) Johnson, who were from Pennsylvania, and of Scotch- Irish origin. His parents moved to Fulton County, Illinois, in 1835, and it was there that William S. was born, May 7th, 1841. He was edu- cated in his native county, and, upon the 8th of April, 1861 enlisted as a private in Company A, 4th battalion, District of Columbia, under President Lincoln's first call, and served three months. In August, 1862, he came to Springfield, Missouri, and enlisted in the 1st Arkan- sas cavalry as private, but was promoted to the first lieutenancy in October, and in February, 1863 was again promoted to the captaincy of his company. He was wounded in the right arm at the battle of Fayett- ville, Arkansas, and the arm was saved by taking out a section of bone four and one-half inches in length. September, 1864 he was transferred as first lieutenant of the veteran reserve corps at Washington City, where he was also regimental quartermaster in the provincial cavalry at K street barracks. He was at the theatre when Lincoln was assassinated and had charge of the battalion that acted as escort of the body to the White House. In 1866, he was superintendent under Col. J. M. Moore, for the building of national cemeteries in the State of Virginia, and was on duty until June 12th, 1867, when he was transferred to the reg- ular army and assigned to duty at Fort Wayne as quartermaster. May 20, 1871 he retired with rank of captain, mounted. January, 1871 he came to Springfield and engaged in the photograph business, and followed it until 1882. He was married December 28th, 1863 to Miss Nora Oustott. Their union has been blest with six children, three of whom are living, viz.: William H., Julia G. and Harry D. The captain is a Mason, and a member of the A. O. U. W. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================