JOHNSON, William M.

MN 7th Inf Co F. Civil War: Enlisted 2 Aug 1862. Private. Discharged from the service 16 Aug 1865. Fought the Sioux after Little Crow’s uprising. Was in the battle at Killdeer Mountains in western Dakota. Discharged 16 Aug 1865. Post war: Moved to Osakis Township, Douglas County, Minnesota, in 1878. Died at Osakis on 7 Aug 1939. Sources: (DCHS Veterans card file) (Obituary, Park Region Echo, Alrexandria, Minnesota, 10 Aug 1939; p 1 col 1)