Moses Johnson of the 100th U.S. Colored Troops

 Moses Johnson was born in 1832 in Maryland where he worked as a laborer.  Noted on his military service record was "refugee of North Carolina." Johnson was recruited by Lt. J. J. Steiner. He enlisted in the Civil War on September 24, 1864 at Sandusky, Ohio. He was mustered in December 31, 1864 for one year's service. He listed his age as 32 and his height as five feet seven inches. Private Johnson served in Company D of the 9^th US Colored Heavy Artillery as a substitute for John Luckey, Esq. of Elmore, Ohio (Ottawa County). His service was credited to Harris Twp. Ottawa County where Luckey lived. 

 He worked as company cook for the teamsters of the 9th Heavy Artillery unit and performed extra duty as a teamster for the quartermaster department. Johnson was later transferred to Company E of the 100th US Colored Infantry. He mustered out one year and twelve days later. 

Civil War Tombstone of Private Moses Johnson
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Moses and his wife Anna, who was born in North Carolina in 1834, farmed in Washington Twp. Sandusky County. In 1870, the couple had a son named Moses. By 1880, Moses and Anna had adopted an eleven-year-old boy named John Thomas. 

The following year, Moses filed for and received a pension for his Civil War service (#543749). Sometime after this date, Anna passed away. And on October 16, 1889, Moses married again in Ottawa County, Ohio to Martha Elonor Bibb. He reportedly suffered from a degree of blindness. Martha Johnson was granted a widow’s pension (#564284) March 31, 1898. Moses Johnson is buried in the Elmore, Ohio Union Cemetery.

Undated Obituary for Moses Johnson
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