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Texas Civil War Era Graves - Pic 21
This is the grave of CSA Brigadier General Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson - Texas State Cemetery - Austin, Texas. Johnson was born on February 6, 1834 at Henderson, Kentucky. In 1854 he would move to Burnet County, Texas. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Johnson would move back to Kentucky and enlisted as a scout in CSA Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry. He would escape capture at the Battle of Fort Donelson with the rest of Forrest's cavalry. In August 1862, Johnson was appointed colonel of the Texas Partisan Rangers. On June 1, 1864 he would be promoted brigadier general. Johnson is best known for the capture of Newburgh, Indiana where with 12 men and two stovepipes on a wagon, he captured the much larger Federal garrison. This exploit would earn him the moniker, "Stovepipe." On August 21, 1864, at the Battle of Grubb's Crossroads, he would be shot, during a friendly fire incident, by his own men. The wounding would leave him blind for the remainder of his life. After the war he returned to Marble Falls, Texas. Johnson died on October 20, 1922.
GPS coordinates: 30.26521 -97.72690
Photo by: Michael Noirot
Texas Civil War Era Graves - Pic 21
This is the grave of CSA Brigadier General Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson - Texas State Cemetery - Austin, Texas. Johnson was born on February 6, 1834 at Henderson, Kentucky. In 1854 he would move to Burnet County, Texas. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Johnson would move back to Kentucky and enlisted as a scout in CSA Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry. He would escape capture at the Battle of Fort Donelson with the rest of Forrest's cavalry. In August 1862, Johnson was appointed colonel of the Texas Partisan Rangers. On June 1, 1864 he would be promoted brigadier general. Johnson is best known for the capture of Newburgh, Indiana where with 12 men and two stovepipes on a wagon, he captured the much larger Federal garrison. This exploit would earn him the moniker, "Stovepipe." On August 21, 1864, at the Battle of Grubb's Crossroads, he would be shot, during a friendly fire incident, by his own men. The wounding would leave him blind for the remainder of his life. After the war he returned to Marble Falls, Texas. Johnson died on October 20, 1922.
GPS coordinates: 30.26521 -97.72690
Photo by: Michael Noirot