Description
Willis Johnson: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company I. Enlisted January 2, 1864, discharged January 8, 1867. Died November 7, 1887, at New Orleans, LA.
✦ Mother Pension: #918,537, no Certificate indicated.
(Researcher's note: On 01/02/1864 Willis Johnson enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 19 year old Black male 5 foot 7 1/2 inches tall born ~1845 in Platte County, Missouri. Johnson enlisted for 3 years at Hannibal, Missouri, as a farmer. Recruiter note "Presented by W. M. Newell." Abram Johnson of Monroe County, Missouri, claimed Willis was his slave.
As of July 1, 2026, Civil War U. S. C. T. Pension Record case files are not currently available on the Internet and would need to be ordered from the National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.)Date(s) of Creation
4/23/1909