CS Johnston, Samuel Richards

Samuel Richards Johnston​

Born: March 16, 1833

Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia

Father: Dennis Johnston 1787 – 1852

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

Mother: Elizabeth Calhoun Dale 1786 – 1853

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

1st Wife: Mary Galbraith Edge 1832 – 1879

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

Married: 1859 in Fairfax, Virginia

2nd Wife: Sara Campbell Watts 1854 – 1931

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

Married: October 5, 1886

Children:

Samuel R. Johnston 1860 – 1863​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

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Dr. Robert E. Lee Johnston 1865 – 1909​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

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Anna Eliza Johnston 1868 – 1868​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

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Watts King Johnston 1888 – 1888​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)​

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Elizabeth Henrietta Johnston Sneed 1890 – 1963​

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Samuel Richards Johnston II 1891 – 1951​

(Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

Civil Engineer in Fairfax County, Virginia

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Lt. Company F 6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1862: Lt. Acting Inspector of Outposts on JEB Stuart's Staff​

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1862: Contract Engineer in Richmond, Virginia​

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1862: Lt. and Engineer on Longstreet's Staff​

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1862 – 1864: Captain and Engineer on General Lee's Staff​

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1864: Major and Engineer on General Lee's Staff​

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1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel and Engineer on General Lee's Staff​

Occupation after War:

Civil Engineer in 13 different States​

Died: December 24, 1899

Place of Death: East Orange, New Jersey

Age at time of Death: 66 years old

Burial Place: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia

 

[donna]

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