Johnson's Island in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Johnson’s Island Committee

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

1. The Johnson’s Island Committee Marker

Inscription.

The Johnson’s Island Committee. . , The Johnson’s Island Committee, composed of Ohio Division United Daughters of the Confederacy®, The Lieutenant General James Longstreet Camp 1658, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others loyal to the cause, in the course of its mission, discovered additional remains both inside and outside the iron fence in numbers greater than is presented by the extant 1890 grave markers. Concurrently, the Committee researched the burial records, state rosters and other primary documents to develop a list of individuals who perished on the island in the military prison camp. These monuments were humbly dedicated on 21 June 2003, to the immortal souls of those who paid the ultimate price for Southern Rights and Freedom. , < Back of Monument : > , Alabama , Lt. T.J. Alexander . Capt. N.T. Barnes . Lt. Robert Gamble . Capt. John B. Hazzard . Capt. John A. Jackson . Lt. S.G. Jetter . Lt. D.H. McKay . Lt. J.W. Moore . Lt. S.T. Moore . Lt. C.B. Morris . Pvt. E. Morrison . Lt. Samuel Houston Pankey . Lt. Wiley E. Phillips . Capt. William J. Porter . Capt. Phillip J. Rabenau . Lt. William T. Skidmore . Capt. B.B. Starns . Lt. W.A. Stephens . Asst. Com. Stephen B. Sullens . Capt. David C. Webb, Arkansas , Pvt. T.J. Bentley . Pvt. J.D. Cassaway . Lt. Robert N. Crow . Lt. E. Gibson . Lt. John Q. High . Capt. John B. Hardy . Capt. J.M. Hill . Lt. John Huffstettler . Lt. Alfred Kelly . Lt. Philip W. Lane . Lt. B.F. Lock . Col. Charles H. Matlock . Lt. J. Miller . Capt. M.C. Peel . Lt. Edward N. Puckett . Capt. H.D. Stephenson . Lt. James E. Threadgill . Capt. J.P. Vann . Capt. James E. Webb, Florida , Lt. Francis Baya . Lt. Jacob R. Harper . Maj. Jacob A. Lash . Capt. Joshua Mizell . Capt. James Schuler . Lt. Richard K.C. Weeks, Georgia , Lt. Robert P. Boling . Pvt. Samuel W. Cato . Capt. T.F. Cooper . Lt. Jno Cumming . Lt. H.B. Dawson . Capt. John W. Day . Lt. Malodi E. Hansin . Lt. W.E. Harvin . Capt. James M. D. King . Lt. John L. Land . Lt. John W. McRae . Capt. John Middlebrooks . Pvt. M.W. Reeves . Lt. William N. Swift . Lt. John W. Terry . Capt. Charles M. Tuggle . Lt. John B. Wood, Kentucky , Lt. A.P. Allen . Chaplain Jonathan Ash . Pvt. J. Ashbury . Surg. J.F. Beard . Lt. W.B. Bowls . Lt. Col. S.C. Bowman . Pvt. J.J. Cassius . Col. Roy S. Cluke . Lt. J.W. Collier . Capt. William F. Corbin . Lt. D.M. Crane . Pvt. H.C. Davis . Pvt. Hugh Deaton . Citizen John Dow . Sgt. Roy H. Everman . Pvt. Hugh Gobell . Pvt. Jesse Hardin . Pvt. John W. Harrison . Citizen James W. Heil . Citizen Daniel T. Keatley . Capt. William R. Lewis . Pvt. Thomas Jefferson McGraw . Pvt. Daniel McKinney . Pvt. Andrew L. Mensler . Citizen E.C. Metcalf . Pvt. D.R. Mobley . Lt. Harmon W. Morgan . Pvt. O. Myers . Pvt. William P. Neal . Pvt. J.W. Neil . Surg. John J. Nickell . Pvt. G. W. Norris . Lt. John C. Peden . Moses C. Reading . Pvt. M.A. Roberts . Pvt. Thomas Rockham . Citizen J.A. Shacklett . Pvt. Richard H. Taylor . Lt. W.W. Veasy . Pvt. Andrew W. Weatherton . Pvt. John Wells . Pvt. William White . Pvt. John R. Wilson . Pvt. H. Worthington . Pvt. R. Yarbrough, Louisiana , Lt. Phillip Ash . Lt. Col. Joel Bennett . Lt. M.W. Brown . Capt. E.W.Fuller . Capt. John M. Kean . Capt. F.W. Lewis . Capt. Thomas Gibbs Morgan . Lt. B.M. Musselman, Maryland , Lt. Edward W. Beatty . Pvt. Reuben Stout, State Unknown , Recruit Jessie Hayden . J. Kenney . Citizen David Leech . E.I. Moore . Recruit J.W. Osborn . Citizen Reuben H. Sise . L.Y. Southard.

The Johnson’s Island Committee, composed of Ohio Division United Daughters of the Confederacy®, The Lieutenant General James Longstreet Camp 1658, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others loyal to the cause, in the course of its mission, discovered additional remains both inside and outside the iron fence in numbers greater than is presented by the extant 1890 grave markers. Concurrently, the Committee researched the burial records, state rosters and other primary documents to develop a list of individuals who perished on the island in the military prison camp. These monuments were humbly dedicated on 21 June 2003, to the immortal souls of those who paid the ultimate price for Southern Rights and Freedom.
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Alabama
Lt. T.J. Alexander • Capt. N.T. Barnes • Lt. Robert Gamble • Capt. John B. Hazzard • Capt. John A. Jackson • Lt. S.G. Jetter • Lt. D.H. McKay • Lt. J.W. Moore • Lt. S.T. Moore • Lt. C.B. Morris • Pvt. E. Morrison • Lt. Samuel Houston Pankey • Lt. Wiley E. Phillips • Capt. William J. Porter • Capt. Phillip J. Rabenau • Lt. William T. Skidmore • Capt. B.B. Starns • Lt. W.A. Stephens • Asst. Com. Stephen B. Sullens • Capt. David C. Webb

Arkansas
Pvt. T.J. Bentley • Pvt. J.D. Cassaway • Lt. Robert N. Crow • Lt. E. Gibson • Lt. John Q. High • Capt. John B.

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Hardy • Capt. J.M. Hill • Lt. John Huffstettler • Lt. Alfred Kelly • Lt. Philip W. Lane • Lt. B.F. Lock • Col. Charles H. Matlock • Lt. J. Miller • Capt. M.C. Peel • Lt. Edward N. Puckett • Capt. H.D. Stephenson • Lt. James E. Threadgill • Capt. J.P. Vann • Capt. James E. Webb

Florida
Lt. Francis Baya • Lt. Jacob R. Harper • Maj. Jacob A. Lash • Capt. Joshua Mizell • Capt. James Schuler • Lt. Richard K.C. Weeks

Georgia
Lt. Robert P. Boling • Pvt. Samuel W. Cato • Capt. T.F. Cooper • Lt. Jno Cumming • Lt. H.B. Dawson • Capt. John W. Day • Lt. Malodi E. Hansin • Lt. W.E. Harvin • Capt. James M. D. King • Lt. John L. Land • Lt. John W. McRae • Capt. John Middlebrooks • Pvt. M.W. Reeves • Lt. William N. Swift • Lt. John W. Terry • Capt. Charles M. Tuggle • Lt. John B. Wood

Kentucky
Lt. A.P. Allen • Chaplain Jonathan Ash • Pvt. J. Ashbury • Surg. J.F. Beard • Lt. W.B. Bowls • Lt. Col. S.C. Bowman • Pvt. J.J. Cassius • Col. Roy S. Cluke • Lt. J.W. Collier • Capt. William F. Corbin • Lt. D.M. Crane • Pvt. H.C. Davis • Pvt. Hugh Deaton • Citizen John Dow • Sgt. Roy H. Everman • Pvt. Hugh Gobell • Pvt. Jesse Hardin • Pvt. John W. Harrison • Citizen James W. Heil • Citizen Daniel T. Keatley • Capt. William R. Lewis • Pvt. Thomas Jefferson McGraw • Pvt. Daniel McKinney • Pvt. Andrew L. Mensler • Citizen E.C. Metcalf • Pvt. D.R. Mobley • Lt.

Back of the Johnson’s Island Committee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

2. Back of the Johnson’s Island Committee Marker

Harmon W. Morgan • Pvt. O. Myers • Pvt. William P. Neal • Pvt. J.W. Neil • Surg. John J. Nickell • Pvt. G. W. Norris • Lt. John C. Peden • Moses C. Reading • Pvt. M.A. Roberts • Pvt. Thomas Rockham • Citizen J.A. Shacklett • Pvt. Richard H. Taylor • Lt. W.W. Veasy • Pvt. Andrew W. Weatherton • Pvt. John Wells • Pvt. William White • Pvt. John R. Wilson • Pvt. H. Worthington • Pvt. R. Yarbrough

Louisiana
Lt. Phillip Ash • Lt. Col. Joel Bennett • Lt. M.W. Brown • Capt. E.W.Fuller • Capt. John M. Kean • Capt. F.W. Lewis • Capt. Thomas Gibbs Morgan • Lt. B.M. Musselman

Maryland
Lt. Edward W. Beatty • Pvt. Reuben Stout

State Unknown
Recruit Jessie Hayden • J. Kenney • Citizen David Leech • E.I. Moore • Recruit J.W. Osborn • Citizen Reuben H. Sise • L.Y. Southard

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 30.031′ N, 82° 43.752′ W. Marker is on Johnson's Island, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is on Confederate Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the Confederate Cemetery on Johnson Island. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

3. The Johnson’s Island Committee Marker

walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Bench (here, next to this marker); The Lookout (here, next to this marker); Johnson Island Monument (a few steps from this marker); Call to Duty Salute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Johnson's Island Prison (about 300 feet away); Johnson's Island Civil War Prison and Fort Site (about 300 feet away); Confederate Stockade Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Johnson's Island Civil War Prison (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnson's Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Johnson's Island Prison (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. An image of the cemetery, showing the locations of graves, is at the top of the monument.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

4. The Johnson’s Island Committee Marker

Markers in the Johnson Island Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

5. Markers in the Johnson Island Cemetery

The Johnson’s Island Committee marker can be seen on the left.

Confederate Grave Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015

6. Confederate Grave Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 29, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.