 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Johnson ni a bi ni Brasher, New York ati pe a gba si ọmọ ogun ni Ogdensburg New York. Johnson gba àmì ẹyẹ Medal of Honor fún ìgbésẹ rẹ ní Ìjà New Hope Church : ní May 27, ọdún 1864. 