Elisha Graham Johnson

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue — Washington, DC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 21, 1875

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 26

Incident

Location: Florida Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Charged with murder

Deputy Collector Elisha Johnson was shot and killed while searching for a still approximately 10 miles from Fernandina, Florida.

A suspect was arrested and charged with murder approximately two months later.

Deputy Collector Johnson was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. At the time of his murder, he was also a sitting state Senator in the Florida Legislature.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and father and is buried at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Collector Johnson served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1875

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Charged with murder

Military Service

Elisha Graham Johnson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Collector Elisha Graham Johnson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

of 27 officers

92.6% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious