★★★ Johnson, William Arthur

William Arthur Johnson Sr.

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Born: September 26, 1827

Birthplace: Lauderdale County, Alabama

Father: Enoch M. Johnson 1795 – 1840

Mother: Martha Weatherly 1787 – 1860

Wife: Katherine Myers Barton 1844 – 1920
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​

Children:

Richard Johnson 1864 – 1906​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Loutie D. Johnson 1867 – 1901​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Minnie Martin Johnson Gantt 1871 – 1968​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Kate Barton Johnson McTyer 1872 – 1957​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Ella Henry Johnson Appleby 1874 – 1956​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
William Arthur Johnson Jr. 1875 – 1876​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Clark Barton Johnson 1877 – 1940​
(Buried: Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw, Oklahoma)​
John William Johnson 1880 – 1970​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Rev. Albert Sidney Johnson 1881 – 1971​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)​
Joseph E. Johnson 1883 – 1942​
(Buried: Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Oklahoma)​

Occupation before War:

Steamboat Owner and Pilot on Mississippi River​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Steamboat Operator​
1862 – 1863: Major of 4th​ Alabama Cavalry Regiment​
1863: Lt. Colonel of 4th​ Alabama Cavalry Regiment​
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 4th​ Alabama Cavalry Regiment​
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Anthony's Hill, Tennessee​
1865: Paroled on May 4th​ at Citronville, Alabama​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1891: Cotton Broker and Planter in Tuscumbia, Alabama​

Died: June 4, 1891

Place of Death: Tuscumbia, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama
 
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It was his fleet of steamboats that supplied Forts Henry and Donelson in January of 1862.Later In Alabama He burned his boats and cargo to prevent their capture and use by Northern invaders. This is when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He scouted for Bragg during the Shiloh Campaign and for Price during the Cornith Campaign. His 4th Alabama that he was Col. of was part of Gen. Roddey's Division. Johnson commanded Roddey's Division at the battle of Brice's Crossroads in 1864. The wound he recieved 3 miles south of Pulaski, Tenn. left him on crutches for six years and with a permanent limp.
 
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