Excerpt from Specimen Pages of Our Heroes, Dead and Living, Vol. 1: A Memorial Record of All Officers and Men in the Military and Naval Service, Whose Names Have Received Honourable Mention in Official Reports, Newspaper Correspondence, Obituary Notices, and Otherwise Johnson, captain david R., 5lst New York Volunteers. Killed at the battle of Newbern. Captain Johnson was appointed com mander at Fort Reno, after its capture, as a mark of appreciation for the bravery displayed by him at the battle of Roanoke Island; but this pos1 tion was too monotonous for his ambitious spirit, and he again joined his regiment, in time to participate in the battle in which he lost his life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.