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David H. Johnston Famous memorial

Birth	:	19 Aug 1838 Shelocta, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	12 Sep 1931 Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Whitstable Cemetery, Whitstable, City of Canterbury, England
Coordinate	:	51.3529870, 1.0338530
Description	:	Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, he served as a Private in Company K, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in Warsaw County, Illinois. He would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men were called to volunteer to make a "forlorn hope" diversionary charge on the Confederate position known as the Stockade Redan – a charge that was intended to draw fire away from the... Read More	Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, he served as a Private in Company K, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in Warsaw County, Illinois. He would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men were called to volunteer to make a "forlorn hope" diversionary charge on the Confederate position known as the Stockade Redan – a charge that was intended to draw fire away from the real planned attack, and a charge no one was expected to return from (to this end, only unmarried men were accepted as volunteers). After charging an open plain in full view of the Confederates, the withering fire was such that most of the volunteers were cut down, and those that made it through the fire sought shelter in a ravine under the Redan. There they stayed and fought until nightfall, when the survivors made their way to return to the Union lines, Private Johnson being one of them (85 percent of the men who made the charge did not make it back). He was awarded his Medal on August 16, 1884, twenty one years after he played his part at Vicksburg.

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Where is David H. Johnston Famous memorial's memorial?
David H. Johnston Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Whitstable Cemetery, Whitstable, City of Canterbury, England.
When did David H. Johnston Famous memorial death?
David H. Johnston Famous memorial death on 12 Sep 1931 in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the David H. Johnston Famous memorial's memorial?
Latitude: 51.3529870
Longitude: 1.0338530

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Nancy J. McWilliams Johnston

(1849 - 1934)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

Robert Franklin Johnston

(1877 - 1959)

Minnie P. Johnston Crites

(1879 - 1964)

Nettie M. Johnston Cole

(1881 - 1908)

William Henry Johnston

(1885 - 1964)

David W. Johnston

(1888 - 1976)

John S. Johnston

(1891 - 1981)

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