William L. Johnson
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam L. Johnson was a private in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company H.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on July 5, 1861 in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company H
- Veteran
- Detached in the 4th United States Artillery / Battery B on December 2, 1861
- Wounded in action at the Battle of Laurel Hill
- Taken prisoner
- Died on October 24, 1864 in Andersonville Prison at Andersonville, Georgia
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 526)
- Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 29)
Categories:
- Illinois Soldiers
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry
- Illinois Enlisted
- Soldiers from DeKalb County, Illinois
- Soldiers from an Unknown City, Illinois
- Source: RWV (1) 0526
- Source: WLCW 0029
- Illinois Wounded
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B Wounded
- Illinois Wounded at Laurel Hill
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B Wounded at Laurel Hill
- Illinois Prisoners
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B Prisoners
- Illinois Prisoners at Andersonville Prison
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B at Andersonville Prison
- Illinois Killed
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B Killed