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)
Dr. Robert E. Lee Johnston 1865 – 1909
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Anna Eliza Johnston 1868 – 1868
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Watts King Johnston 1888 – 1888
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Elizabeth Henrietta Johnston Sneed 1890 – 1963
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
1862: Lt. Acting Inspector of Outposts on JEB Stuart’s Staff
1862: Contract Engineer in Richmond, Virginia
1862: Lt. and Engineer on Longstreet’s Staff
1862 – 1864: Captain and Engineer on General Lee’s Staff
1864: Major and Engineer on General Lee’s Staff
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
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