U.S. Army · United States 
Elisha Johnson
1875
Elisha Graham Johnson served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
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.
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.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue
Deputy Collector
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