US Con CS Con Johnson, Waldo Porter - U.S. / C.S. Senator, MO

Waldo Porter Johnson
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Born: September 16, 1817

Birthplace: Bridgeport, Virginia (West Virginia)

Father: William Johnson 1791 – 1868
(Buried: Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, West Virginia)​

Mother: Olive Waldo 1798 – 1852
(Buried: Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, West Virginia)​

Wife: Emily M. Moore 1822 – 1884
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)​

Children:

William Tell Johnson 1848 – 1930​
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)​
Thomas Moore Johnson 1851 – 1919​
(Buried: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Missouri)​
St. Clair Johnson 1855 – 1900​
(Buried: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Missouri)​
May Johnson 1857 – 1857​
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)​
Charles P. Johnson 1859 – 1901​
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:


1839: Graduated from Rector College​

Occupation before War:

1841 – 1842: Attorney in Harrison County, Virginia​

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Attorney in Osceola, Missouri​
Served in the Mexican–American War, First Missouri Mounted Volunteers​
1847: Missouri State Representative​
1848 – 1851: Circuit Attorney in Missouri​
1851 – 1852: Judge of Missouri Seventh Judicial Circuit​
1852 – 1861: Attorney in Osceola, Missouri​

Civil War Career:

1861: Member of Washington, D.C. Peace Conference​
1861 – 1862: United States Senator from Missouri​
1861 – 1862: Ranking Member of Senate Pensions Committee​
1862: Expelled from U.S. Senate for support of the rebellion​
Lt. Colonel of 4th​ Missouri Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded twice during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas​
Engaged in recruiting for the forces of Major General Sterling Price​
1863 – 1865: Confederate States Senator from Missouri​
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Claims Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee​
Always favored taking the war to the enemy​
Advocated the strong kind of legislation, including a 50 percent tax on all property.​
Highly critical of the way Confederate affairs were managed.​
Supported every effort made in Congress to reform the cabinet​
1865: Joined the scheme to force Davis to turn the prosecution of the war over to Lee, Joe Johnston, and Beauregard.​
Missouri’s leading critic of western commanding officers.​
Known as a spokesman for Governor Reynolds against alleged neglect of western interests.​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1866: Lived in Canada after he fled the United States​
1866 – 1885: Attorney in Osceola, Missouri​
1875: President of Missouri State Constitutional Convention​

Died: August 14, 1885

Place of Death: Osceola, Missouri

Age at time of Death: 67 years old

Burial Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
 
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Johnson moved to Osceola, Missouri in 1842, and he continued the practice of law. He served in the Mexican-American War as a member of Alexander Doniphan's First Missouri Regiment of Mounted Volunteers. He took part in the capture of Santa Fe, the battles of Brazito, and the battle of the Sacramento River (Mexico). A prize from the victory at the Sacramento River is a Mexican black flag of no quarter, still on display in the library of the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis. In all they 1st had marched 3,500 miles and with the return to St. Louis a total of 5,000 miles.
 
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8/23/62 Tupelo, Sterling Price to Lt Col Waldo Johnson, 4th​ Mo Infy-You are, in compliance with the accompanying copy of instructions, sent to me under date of the 12th by the Sec of War, authorized & directed to proceed forthwith beyond the Ms, in order to meet & organize such Mo troops as have entered or may volunteer to enter the CS service. You will to this end establish as rapidly as possible one or more camps of rendezvous at such points as you may find to be most convenient, & order into them all Mo troops in whatever part of that State they may be.
You will appoint over each camp a commandant, with such acting staff officers as the necessities of the service may require. These will, by virtue of such appointments, be authorized to provide subsistence, forage, &c., for the use of the troops.
You will organize these troops without unnecessary delay into Co's, Bns, & Regts in strict conformity to the instructions given in the letter from the Sec of War, & forward the muster-rolls, with a list of the acting field & staff officers, to me, together with such remarks as may be necessary to advise me fully as to your manner of executing these instructions.
It may be expedient for you to authorize individuals to enlist & muster in troops before they reach the camps of rendezvous. This power must be exercised by you with the greatest caution, & the men must be ordered into camp without any delay whatever.
You will transmit a copy of these instructions to the Gen cdg the TM Dept, & report to him from time to time your action under them; & you are particularly directed to obey promptly & strictly all his orders & instructions, through whomsoever they may be communicated to you.
In conferring upon you these important powers I manifest the great confidence which I repose in your patriotism, prudence, & sound common sense—qualities which are essential to the proper discharge of the grave duties which have been devolved upon you.


Col Waldo Johnson-detailed to special service until Gov Jackson [by Nov 17, 1863] had offered him a vacant Senate seat-appointed by Gov. Reynolds to the CS States senate, to fill a vacancy. Senator from Missouri in the CS Congress, in office Dec 24, 1863 – May 10, 1865
 
That part as Lt.Col. of the 4th Missouri Infantry was between his stint as U.S. Senator and being appointed C.S.Senator. Peyton died on September 3, 1863,so it shortly thereafter.Actually it was the following December, I think.
 
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