Johnson, Amos

Amos Johnson was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania around 1845 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Johnson worked as a laborer before the conflict. In February 1864 Johnson joined Company I of the 25th USCT in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Johnson was sent to a general hospital in June 1864 and transported back North on August 10, 1865. Johnson received a discharge for “disability” at a hospital in New York on October 3, 1865. (By Don Sailer)
    Full name
    Amos Johnson
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Death Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    Black
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    Occupation
    Military
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Laborer
    Relation to Slavery
    Free black
    Military
    Union Army
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