He was commanding officer of companies A, G and H, Third Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He and his entire command of about 155 Union soldiers were wiped out in a fight near Centralia with Confederate guerillas led by Bloody Bill Anderson. Some accounts credit a young Jesse James with killing Major Johnston during the battle.
He was commanding officer of companies A, G and H, Third Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He and his entire command of about 155 Union soldiers were wiped out in a fight near Centralia with Confederate guerillas led by Bloody Bill Anderson. Some accounts credit a young Jesse James with killing Major Johnston during the battle.
Gravesite Details
He is buried here in a group burial with the soldiers he commanded, but also has a cenotaph in the family plot in Monroe County: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42288335
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