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(1887 - 1959)

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Henry
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(1827 - 1865)

Robert
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(1778 - 1864)

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Pinkney C. Johnson     Born: Abt. 1827 Died:  03 Apr 1865     Pinkney C. Johnson was born about 1827.  He was the son of Robert Johnson and Mary Wilkinson. He married Levina C. Sherrill.  Levina was born 19 Mar 1832.  She was the daughter of Alfred M. Sherrill (b. 1798 NC, d. 1870 Alexander Co, NC) and Elizabeth Moore, b. 1802 NC.     The 1850 Census shows Pinkney & Levina living in Iredell County .  Harvey Johnson was their 4-months-old son.  Hiram Sherrill was Levina's brother.    1850 Iredell County Census   First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Value Birth Place Attended School Pinkney Johnson 22 M   $250 NC   Levina C. " 18 F     "   Harvey " 4/12 M     "   Hiram Sherrill 19 M     "         The 1860 Census shows Pinkney's occupation as a "wagon maker".  They have five children at the time: James, Freeland, Eliza Jane, Margaret and Eveline.   1860 Iredell County Census   First Name Last name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Birth Place Attended School Within the Year Pink Johnson 33 M Wagon Maker $750 $250 NC   Louvina " 28 F Wife     "   James " 10 M       " X Freeland " 8 M       " X (Eliza) Jane " 6 F       "   Margaret " 4 F       "   Eveline " 1 F       "         Pinkney and Levina Sherrill Johnson had at least seven children.   Pinkney & Levina Johnson's Children Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse James Harvey Johnson 04 Jan 1850 Iredell Co, NC 24 Mar 1915 Waynesville, NC   Alfred Freeland Johnson 26 Jan 1852 Iredell Co, NC 10 Oct 1919 Mossy Creek White Co, GA Lydia I. Cooley m. 1 Jun 1890 Eliza Jane Johnson 02 Apr 1854 Iredell Co, NC 13 Aug 1930 Iredell Co, NC James Calvin Blankenship Margaret Elizabeth Johnson 26 Nov 1857 Iredell Co, NC 30 Aug 1934 Statesville, NC Henry H. Morrison Louisa Eveline Johnson Nov 1859/1860   Jim Edison Julia A. Johnson Abt. 1862     John Henry "Pinkney" Johnson 12 Apr 1865 Iredell Co, NC 09 Jun 1889 Nancy Caroline Leslie     The 1910 Iredell County Census states that Levina had given birth to 8 children but only 4 were living - John Henry had died in 1889.   Records seem to indicate the Pinkney C. Johnson attended the same church as his father - New Stirling Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.   According to the book FROM STIRLING TO STIRLING - The Bicentennial History of New Sterling Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Pinkney and Levina's daughter, Louisa Eveline, was baptized in November 1859.                                Pinkney enlisted in the Civil War on 01 Aug 1862, in Company C, 48th Infantry Regiment at the age of about 35.  He was wounded in the hand at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 Dec 1862.      Confederate Army Casualty List and Reports: 1861 - 1865   No. Names Rank Company Regiment Killed Wounded Date Remarks 267 P.C. Johnson Pvt. C 48th   " 13 Slightly in hand     Pinkney returned to duty prior to 01 Mar 1863.  Reported present in March - June 1863, March - April 1864, and Sept - Oct 1864. He  was admitted to a federal hospital on 01 Apr 1865 with a gunshot wound to the right leg that he had received at Appomattox.  His right leg had to be amputated.  He died in a federal hospital at Point of Rocks, VA on 03 Apr 1865 from wounds.  He never saw his son Henry Pinkney who was born 12 Apr 1865 - less than two weeks after his death.       Pinkney was originally buried at Point of Rocks, VA.   Record of Pinkney's Originial Burial Site   National Cemetery at City Point, VA Grave No. Name Rank Co. Regiment Date of Death Grave Mark Remarks No. State Arm Mth. Day Yr. Sec. No. Original Burial Place No. of Disinterment Locality State 1898 Johnson, Pinkney C. Private C 48 NC Inf Apr 3 1865 1   Point of Rocks VA Verified A.G.O. May 23/14     Pinkney's remains were moved to the City Point, VA, National Cemetery and a grave marker was added in the National Cemetery to honor his service.  The following record shows his date of death, where he was buried, that he as a Private in the Infantry before his death, and that a grave marker was added in 1898. This particular document does seem to suggest that his rank was "C" or Corporal.   Record of United States Soldiers Interred in National Cemetery   Record of United States Soldiers Interred in National Cemetery Running No. Name Rank Regiment Co. No. of Grave Sect. Div Date of Death 208 P. C. Johnson C 48 N.C. Inf. C 49 M 2nd Apr. 3, 1865     National Cemetery Interment Record       The headstone for Pinkney C. Johnson shows that he served in the C.S.A. (Confederate States of America).  The Grave Number is 1898 is also shown at the top of the headstone.     Lavina continued to run the family farm in Shiloh Township, Iredell County after Pink's death.   Pinkney and Levina's farm house had such a strong foundation cellar, the new owner just had the old house torn down and built on the old foundation.   To learn more about Levina C. Sherrill, take a look at her individual page.  It continues where this page leaves off.       Pinckney's General A Novel of the Civil War, Twice Told     I recently received an email from Betsy Ross-Edison, who, like many of us, descends from Pinckney Johnson and Levina Sherrill.  [Pinckney Johnson and Levina Sherrill were the paternal grandparents of Buelah Vernesta Johnson, wife of Martin Luther Goble.]  Betsy has published a historic fiction novel (in two parts) based on the life of Pinckney Johnson.  I have not read the book but thought that some of you might be interested in it. This is what she had to say:   We were in touch earlier about our great-great grandparents, Lavinia Sherrill  and Pinckney Johnson.  My Dad was Evalina's son and his first name was also Pinckney. This name got me started on a novel.  And I have at last researched and completed a Civil War historical novel now on Amazon Books and on Kindle, entitled:     It is in two Volumes covering the big complex battles in Virginia and Maryland in which Pinckney fought.  We can be proud of him!  He was in the thick of it and never deserted Lee when at the end men were deserting up to 100 per day from the barren and hungry Petersburg trenches.  I tried very hard (in the battles) for "historical accuracy."  The book also has a story.   I fell in love with my grandmother's musical sounding and old-timey name, Evalina.  And I found different spellings for her mother, Lavinia - Levinia - Lovinia.  Thus in my novel I gave Evalina as the name of Pinckney's wife.  It's historical fiction after all.  So I thought I had some leeway!    I could not find any details of when Pinckney's promotion to Corporal was made.  But I will forward to you a Federal record stating this rank.  That might be good for your website.   At Amazon.com search for: "Pinckney's General"   OR  Click HERE for the paperback version of the two novels   Click HERE for the Kindle version of the two novels             SOURCES     Pinkney C. Johnson: Find-A-Grave           If you have photos or additional information about Pinkney C. Johnson, please contact me.