Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnston, James D May 9, 1896
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The Norfolk Virginian May 12 1896


Death of an Ex-Confederate
Captain James D. Johnson (sic), a well known ex-confederate, died at Savannah 
Ga., Saturday night. Captain Johnson was seventy-eight years old. He was the 
ranking officer of the survivors of the Confederate navy and the senior 
survivor of the United States navy of antebellum days. He entered the United 
States navy as midshipman in 1832. At the outbreak of the war he was on the 
list of First Lieutenants, but cast his lot with the Confederacy. In 1863, he 
was assigned to duty with Admiral Buchanan on Mobile Bay, where he commanded 
the Iron clad Tennessee in the famous battle with the Federal fleet, under 
Farragut. Captain Johnson married in this city many years ago, his wife being a 
Miss Parker. At the time of his death he was Vice President of the Confederate 
Veteran Association of Savannah. At the request of that Association, Pickett-
Buchanan Camp of this city will escort his remains to the
cemetery, a call for a meeting of the Camp at 9:45 o'clock this morning for 
that purpose appearing in other column.

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