Life span: 02/27/1827 to 04/21/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: Richard W. JohnsonPlace of Birth: Smithland, KYBurial Place: St. Paul, MNBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: MilitaryMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 09/18/1863 09/20/1863 In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek 11/30/1864 11/30/1864 Outside Franklin, Tennessee, Confederate General Hood wins a tactical victory but decimates his army Documents Images Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson, detail Bibliography