Colonel Middleton T. Johnson
County named for Texas Confederate Colonel Middleton T. Johnson
1810-1866
South Carolinian; Legislator Alabama came to Texas 1840. Member Republic of Texas Congress. Cavalryman in U.S. War with Mexico. Texas Ranger surveyor of early railroads. As colonel raised 14th Texas Cavalry regiment, taking them to Little Rock 1862 for induction C.S.A. service. Buried Mill Creek Cemetery, Arlington, Texas. Johnson County voted 500-50 for secession 1861. Soon raised 9 companies for C.S.A. service. 12th Texas Cavalry regt. which served in Arkansas, Louisiana, on Texas coast to prevent invasion Texas. Remaining eligible men western part county placed in state militia late 1863 to protect frontier.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Texas Route 171) and Chambers Street (Business U.S. 67) when traveling north on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
