Soldier:  Johnston Maxwell

Regiment:  85^th. OVI                 

Company:        C

Age:  17                       

Date Entering Service:  6/9/1862

Period of Service:   3 months 14 days

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Mustered out with Company 9/23/1862

Battles in which he fought:

The 85th OVI was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio between May and June 1862 to guard a large number of prisoners. Soldiers mustered out between September 23 and September 27, 1862 at expiration of service.

Other interesting information discovered:

Johnston Maxwell was born in Morrow County 4/26/1844.  Johnston’s older brother, Melville Maxwell served in the 3rd OVI, Company I.  He was married twice. His first marriage was to Nancy Jane Stanton on 5/29/1862 in Morrow County.  Johnston married Viola A Scribner on 12/19/1869 in Morrow County. Johnston reportedly had three children. He collected an invalid’s pension on 4/11/1891. Johnston was a cattle broker, horse dealer and farmer while living in the Cardington, Ohio area. He spent winters in Florida as he grew older. The 1920 census reported his residence on S Marion Street in Cardington. Johnston spet time in a sanitarium in Kansas City, Missouri and did benefit from treatments for an unknown serious trouble.  He died in Kansas City, Missouri on 3/1/1927.

Date of Death:  3/1/1927                                   Place of burial:  Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio

Adopted By:  Sons of Union Veterans                             Researcher:  Velda L Montgomery