I can only offer you what appears in his service record file. I suggest you order hard copies of his files which you can lay out and compare with other information you can obtain. These records are available by the service noted in the box above.

George Martin

John Frank Johnson Compiled Service Record File

Card #2 John F. Johnson enrolled as a Private in Captain

James C. Campbell's Company (Mountain Marksmen),

Virginia Volunteers**, age 29 years, on June 18, 1861 at

Washington County, he mustered into service July 3,

1861 at Abingdon

** This company was known at various times as Capt.

Campbell's Company and as Company E, Company C

and Company F, 48th Regiment Virginia Cavalry

Card #3 The Regimental Return of October 1861 records him as

"Sick in hospital"

Card #4 Regimental Return of February 1862 records him as

"Absent without leave"

Card #5 His name appears on a Roll of prisoners on board

Steamer Coatzacoalcos, not dated, taken prisoner

June 8, 186_ at Cross Keys

Card #6 His name appears on a list of Confederate prisoners

paroled at Winchester, Va., June 1862,

List Dated "Not dated"

Date of parole "Not Stated, 186_",

"Age 29; height: feet 5 inches 7"

Card #7 His name appears on a register of C. S. A. General

Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia,

Disease Rheumatism

Admitted Jan 2, 1862

Returned to duty Mch 10, 1862

Card #8 His name appears on a register of C. S. A. General

Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia

Complaint Rheumatism

Admitted Jan 2, 1862

Returned to duty Mch. 10, 1862

No further record cards

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The Civil War Research Database contains some additional information gleaned from the Virginia Regimental History Series.

John F. Johnson

Residence was not listed; 29 years old.

Enlisted on 6/18/1861 at Washington County, VA as a Private.

On 6/18/1861 he mustered into "I" Co. VA 48th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)

He was listed as:
* On rolls 10/15/1861 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 10/31/1861 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 1/2/1862 Charlottesville, VA
* Returned 3/10/1862 (place not stated)
* Paroled 6/1/1862 Winchester, VA
* POW 6/8/1862 Cross Keys, VA
* Confined 6/9/1862 Steamer "Coatzacoalcos"

He was described at enlistment as:
5' 4"

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

Note, this record states he was paroled June 1, 1862, this is incorrect per his CSR file which is undated.

Unfortunately, compilers, researchers, etc., make frequent mistakes in recording information.