Johnson, Edgar W., 1845-1864
Biographical Note
Edgar Wallace Johnson, son of Jabish and Arminda Edwards Johnson, was born in Harford (Cortland County), New York on September 27, 1845. He is likely the 15-year-old "Edwin" Johnson listed in the 1860 federal census among the residents in the Steuben County, New York home of "Jabez" and "Ann" Johnson. (His letters suggest that Johnson married prior to 1864, but no further information regarding a spouse could be found.) Edgar Johnson enlisted as a private in Company F, 50th New York Engineers at Jasper, New York on January 4, 1864 and mustered into service on January 26. Edgar Johnson died of disease at Brigade Hospital (Washington, D. C.) on May 8, 1864 (listed on hospital rolls as Edward W. Johnson), and was buried in Washington.
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Edgar W. Johnson Correspondence
Six letters from Edgar W. Johnson (1845-1864), private in Company F, 50th New York Engineers during the American Civil War, together with three letters from Thomas M. Blyth and Henry De. Wakeman, both also of the 50th New York, all written to Johnson's father, the letters from Blyth and Wakeman relating to Johnson's death.