HISTORY OF HENDERSON COUNTY, KY.



where his first child, a son, Eugene Ludson, was born on the eigh-
teenth day of February, 1842. A short time after the birth of his first
child, Mr. Johnston removed to Illinois, and settled at Russellville, on
the Wabash. There le purchased a tract of land, and, again with his
brothers, commenced distilling. On the twenty-sixth day of Septem-
ber, 1845, his second son, Joseph B. Johnston, was born, and a very
short time thereafter Mr. Johnston again removed to Henderson and
engaged with his brother-in-law, Elijah WV. Worsham, in sawing lum-
ber and grinding grain for the town and surrounding country. Their
mill was run by steam, and was situated on the river front, above the
present mill of Joseph Clore. Mr. Johnston confined himself closely to
his work, and his unrestrained energy and constant exposure of himself
brought on pneumonia, from which he died in 1850. His wife and
two sons survived him. MTS. Johnston, on the twentieth day of De-
cember, 1854, married George A. Mayer, and lived to the fourth day
of June, 1875, at which time she died. Fugene L. Johnston, the eldest
son, was educated in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and, when yet quite
young, entered the Banner office in Henderson to learn the art of
type setting. At the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, he
espoused the cause of the South, and on the fifth day of Aukust, 1861,
in Henderson, enlisted as a private in Captain James Ingram's Com-
pany, and marched overland away to " Dixie." He was shortly after-
wards appointed Orderly Sergeant, and his company was attached to
the Fourth Kentucky Regiment. On the fourth day of December,
1861, his company was detached from the regiment and assigned to
the Light Artillery Service under the command of Captain Rice
Graves. He fought at Fort Donelson, and on the sixteenth day of
February, 1862, was taken prisoner and sent to Indianapolis. A few
days prior to the battle, his commanding officer desired to send him
South on a recruiting expedition, but the honor was declined, owing
to his anxiety to participate in the coming deadly conflict.  On
Sunday night, May 18th, 1862, he effected his escape, and walked to
Madison, where he procured a skiff and worked his way to Louisville.
From there he passed on down through Owensboro and Henderson to
Uniontown, where he procured a horse and rode again into " Dixie,"
halting at Chattanooga, where the Confederate Army was stationed.
He soon after joined the Third Grand Division, General Wood com-
manding, and was appointed Acting Ordinance Sergeant, under Major
T. R. Hotchkiss. During the months of July, August, September,
October, November and De 'ember, his command was mostly upon the
march, going from place to place, watching the enemy.  Tuesday,



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