★ Johnson, Richard W.

Richard Woodhouse Johnson​

Born: February 27, 1827

Birthplace: Smithland, Kentucky

Father: James Johnson 1785 – 1837

Mother: Louisa Harmon 1790 – 1837

Wife: Rachel Elizabeth Steele 1826 – 1891
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Children:

Captain Alfred Bainbridge Johnson Sr. 1853 – 1897
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Richard Woodhouse Johnson Jr. 1855 – 1929

Education:

1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (30th​ in class)

Occupation before War:

1849 – 1850: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 6th​
Infantry Regiment

1850 – 1855: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Infantry Regiment

1855 – 1856: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Cavalry Regiment

1855 – 1856: Quartermaster for U.S. Army, 2nd​ Cavalry Regiment

1856 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 2nd​ Cavalry Regiment

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain, United States Army, 5th​ Cavalry Regiment

1861: Served in the Action at Falling Waters, Virginia

1861: Lt. Colonel, 3rd​ Kentucky Volunteers Cavalry Regiment

1861 – 1866: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Cavalry

1862: Served in the Movement at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee

1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi

1862: Served in North Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee

1862 – 1867: Major, United States Army, 4th​ Cavalry Regiment

1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee

1863: Served in the Advance in Tullahoma

1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia

1863: Served in the Battle of Missionary Ridge

1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee

1864: Served in the fighting around Dalton, Georgia

1864: Wounded on right side at Ba26ttle of New Hope Church, Georgia

1864: Chief of Cavalry Union Army Division of the Mississippi

1864: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry Battle of Nashville, Tennessee

1865: Brevetted Brig. General U.S. Army for Battle of Nashville, Tennessee

1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War

1865 – 1866: Provost Marshal General, Military Division of Tennessee

1865 – 1866: Acting Judge Advocate, Military Division of Tennessee

1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th​

Occupation after War:

1862 – 1867: Major, United States Army, 4th​ Cavalry Regiment​

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1865 – 1866: Acting Judge Advocate Military Division of Tennessee​

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1866 – 1867: Acting Judge Advocate U.S. Army Dept. of the Tennessee​

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1867: Acting Judge Advocate U.S. Army Department of Cumberland​

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1867: Retired from Active Military Service as Brigadier General​

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1868 – 1869: Military Science Professor at Missouri State University​

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1881: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Minnesota​

Died: April 21, 1897

Place of Death: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Cause of Death: Acute pneumonia

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota

 

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