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John Johnson

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Three-quarter length oval studio portrait of John Johnson, a private in Company D, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He resided in the Town of East Troy, Wisconsin. On February 05, 1864, he enlisted at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and was mustered into service at Madison, Wisconsin on February 17, 1864, at the age of 18. He joined Company D on May 24, 1865, at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. He was wounded slightly in the fight arm at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and was sent to a general hospital on August 08, 1864. He was temporarily assigned to Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry and was then transferred to Company I, 13th Wisconsin Infantry on June 11, 1865. He was mustered out of service on May 24, 1865, at Madison, Wisconsin

Date Created:
circa 1860-1869

Publication Information

Date Created
circa 1860-1869

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
9 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection
Wisconsin in the Civil War
Call Number
PH 2361 1/37

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W014C43
Legacy ID
WHi 81094

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