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Note: Enlisted as Lieutenant Colonel, Confederate Army 1861; Commission in Company S, Hampton Legion Infantry Regiment, South Carolina. Killed in action at Manassas, VA - CSA during first Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia.
Burial: St. Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina
1850 Census - Beaufort, SC
Benjamin J. Johnson, age 35; occupation: Lawyer & Planter; Owned large amount of slaves.
Caroline Johnson, age 34
Elizabeth Johnson, age 8
William H. Johnson, age 6
Caroline Johnson, age 4
Benjamin Johnson, age 2
On 15 Oct, 1862, 101 slaves in the estate of Benjamin J. Johnson were sold to 27 purchasers. The record of the sale, filed 1 Dec 1862, lists the names of purchasers and those they purchased.
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