Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
DE It'll OF CAPT.
!. H. JOHNSON

Captain Joseph II. Johnson, man
whose name in Danville has come to
be synonymous with honor and up
right living, man who numbered
among his list of friends almost every
body that he knew, has passed from
the midst Of those who had learned to
love him.
1t has been generally known through
out town for the past two weeks that
Mr.. Johnson was confined to his bed
with the complaint that during the
past year has been fastening itself up
on him-heart trouble. His condition,
although serious, did not seem eX-
tremely critical until Sunday noon,
when acute pneumonia set in. After
that he grew rapidly weaker until
death came at 8 80 Sunday evening.
Captain Johnson was SO years of
age, having been born at Pottsville on
the 18th. of March, 1910 He came to
Danville when but lad Of ten years.
Here for while he was an iron work
er and later entered the grocery bust
ness. For the past ten wears he has
operated dye works.
He was a member of Mahoning lodge,
No 5l6, f. & \. NJ. and of Calvary
Commandery. No. 81, Knights Templar.
He was a prominent and consistent
member of Pine Street Lutheran church
for many years. He is survived by his
wife and a sister, Mrs. Sarah FOrred,
of Plymouth.
Captain Johnson was a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
holding one of the proudest service
records in the State. He enlisted at
the outbreak of the late Rebellion, his
enlistment taking place in a hall on
Ferry street at the exact spo- where
now stands the house in which he died.
The full war history of the deceased,
as taken from the official records, is a
rhetorical monument that will keep sill
ent, stately watch for ages over the
dust of hero:
Enlisted, private, April 26. 1861,
Co c, 18th. Pa. Vols Assigned to
9TH. Brigade, 2nd. Division, Patter
sons Army. Picket duty near Sharps-
burg. Md, action Falling Waters, oc-
cupation of Martinsburg, Va. Advance
Oh Bunker Hill mustered ont, August
I. 1861
Enlisted, private, October 2l, 1861,
Company II, 93rd Pa. Vols. Promot-
ed to corporal Sergeant, October !,
1862 lst Sergeant, January /, 1868.
end lieutenant, May !, 1868. lst,
lieutenant, August /, 1864. Captain,
November 2S, 1864.
Service Assigned TO Peck Bri-
gade, Coach's Division, 4th. Corps,
Army of the Potomac, Advance on
Manassas, siege of Yorktown, recon
noitre to Chickahominy River and
Bottom Bridge, seven days before Rich
mond, Seven Pines. detailed quarter
masters sergeant ambulance corps,
August, lS62-Tanuary, 1863. Chantil-
ly, Antietam. Transferred to 3rd.
Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th. Corps, on
November 9, 1862 Fredericksburg,
Burnside's second campaign, Chancel-
lorsville second campaign, Maryes
Heights, Salem Heights, Banks Ford,
Gettysburg, Funkstown, Mine Run.
Transferred TO End. Division, 9th.
Corps, March IS, 1864
In command of company from May
), 1864. Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
Cold Harbor, Defenses of Washington,
Fort Stevens, Berryville, Strasburg,
Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Winchester,
Fishers Hill, Cedar Greek, siege of
Petersburg. Hacthe's Run, assault of
Petersburg, Burkesville, Sailors Creek,
Appomattox Court House, April 8, 1868
surrender of Lee Marched to Dan
vile, Va Marched to Washington, ID.
c. Grand Review, June 8, 1863,
Mustered out June 21, 1865.