Johnston, Major John W. ,1839-1905
Item
- Title
- Johnston, Major John W. ,1839-1905
- Date
- 1839-07-06/1905-05-21
- Description
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Johnston, Major John W. served in the Botetourt Artillery.
This Major formed a Memorial Committee and was able to add a memorial to our loss in the war in both Buchanan and Fincastle in 1902 & 1904 to honor of our soldiers who died in Gettysburg and other locations in the war, and were never brought back to Botetourt for a final resting place. After completion of this project he died inn 1905 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. - Image 1 - Black and white photograph with the caption, "MAJ. JOHN W. JOHNSTON."
- Image 2-10 - A newspaper article with a black and white photograph from the Richmond Times Dispatch, dated May 23, 1905, with the caption, "MAJOR JOHN W. JOHNSTON, Gallant Confederate Soldier, Who Answered Last Roll Call Sunday Night."
- Image 11 - the entire newspaper article in its entirety in the whole of its newspaper page.
- Image 12 - screenshot from Findagrave.com about John Nash Johnston, Major Johnston's father.
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Image 13 - A color photograph of Major Johnston's memorial marker. It reads, "JOHN W. JOHNSTON
BORN PATTONSBURG VA JULY 6, 1833
DIED RICHMOND VA. MAY 21, 1905
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'I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT
I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE
I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH'" - Image 14 - A black and white photograph, identified by Historic Fincastle as the dedication of the Confederate Monument at the Botetourt County Court House, hand dated October 27, 1904.
- Creator
- Richmond Times Dispatch
- Format
- Image/jpeg
- Subject
- Civil War (1861-1865)
- Memorial
- Memorial marker
- Grave marker
- Gravestone
- Type
- Text; Image
- Publisher
- Richmond Times Dispatch; Find a Grave; Historic Fincastle
- Coverage
- Richmond, Virginia; Fincastle, Botetourt County
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Source
- Historic Fincastle
- Item sets
- Community
- Media
Johnston, Major John W.
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Johnston, Major John W.
Johnston, Major John W.
Johnston, Major John W.
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Johnston, Major John W.
Johnston, Major John W.
Entire article on one page
Johnston, Major John W. - Parents
Johnston, Major John W. (Hollywood Cemetery)
1904 reunion
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