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Samuel Harrison Johnston died in Boligee, Greene County, Ala. on the 24th of January, 1915, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. Mr. Johnston was born, reared, and educated in Greene County. He was a valiant Confederate soldier and served awhile in the 3d Alabama Infantry in Virginia. He was discharged in account of ill health and went home, but when he recovered his health he served in Company C, 2d Alabama Cavalry, until the end of the war. He was a Mason and Past Master at Boligee for years. He was a kind neighbor and a Christian gentleman. He was beloved by all who knew him. He leaves for his bereaved companion and daughter and for his large circle of relatives and friends the richest legacy-a good name.
SOURCE: Confederate Veteran Magazine, August, 1915.
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