He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4). He was 38 years old when he was enlisted (4).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (4).
He also served in company I of the 171st Pennsylvania Infantry (6, 7).
He was drafted from the sixteenth congressional district (1, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (4). He served as a private in company F (1).
He was discharged near Washington DC by general order on 1 June 1865 (1, 3, 5, 7).
On 24 September 1881, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 7).
In 1890, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5).
He died on 24 July 1903 (7). He was buried in the Mount Zion Graveyard, in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (2).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Wm P Johnson)
2 message, from David and Carol Eddleman, 24 October 2002, on PABEDFOR list at <www.rootsweb.com>, transcribing burial list from the Bedford Inquirer, 22 May 1908 (William Johnson [uncertain identification])
3 company F, register of men discharged (Wm P Johnson)
4 company F, second descriptive roll, #37 (William P Johnson)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 89, page 1 (William P Johnson)
6 pension index, by name (William P Johnson)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (William P Johnson)