JOHNSON, John P.

WI 15th Inf Co F. Residence: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Married. Age 44. Enlisted for three years on 19 Oct 1861 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 12 Dec 1861. Designated First Sergeant on 13 Dec 1861. Sick in hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, 28 Nov 1862. Became unfit for service and was discharged at Nashville for sickness on 11 Feb 1863. Post war: Died 21 Jul 1874, aged 56 yr 7 mo 27 da. Buried in Gjerpen Cemetery, Valders, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-8; red book vol 20 p84) (Buslett p507) (Ulvestad p260) (Ager p307) (Hedberg)