Brother Jim Johnson was born in Richland County, Mansfield, Ohio on 06/02/1946.

Brother Johnson joined the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as a member of the Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 in 2015.

Veteran Ancestors

John (Johannes) Von Der Au

   A native of Marysville in Union County, Ohio.

Rank: Corporal

Branch: 121st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I

John Von Der Au is Brother Johnson’s Great-Grandfather. Cpl Von Der Au served the Union from 1861-1865. Advanced through Kentucky and Tennessee with Shermans Army. John Von Der Au was wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA, hospitalized and returned to service at Atlanta, GA. With the Army he Marched to the Sea and Savanna, then turned north in the Carolina campaigns to Bentonville, NC in 1865.

Brother Johnson joined the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 by application at the Ruger Camp booth during the150th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Fisher during the Fort Fisher anniversary celebration in 2015.

Summary of Camp & Department Positions 

SUVCW Department of North Carolina

• Life Member No. 893 (2018)

• Department of North Carolina Signals Officer (2017 - 2018)

  • Designed and implemented the first Department of North Carolina Website (2017)

    • Administrator of the Department of North Carolina Website

MG Judson Kilpatrick Camp No.7-Cary, NC

• Charter Member (2021)

• Primary Camp Member (Oct 2023)

• Camp Junior Vice Commander (2021 - 2024)

• Camp Counselor (2025 - 5/24/2026 - Passed Away)

MG Thomas H. Ruger Camp No.1

• Camp Signals Officer (2015 - 2018)

  • Designed and implemented Ruger Camp #1 Website and Facebook page

    •  Administrator; Camp Website and Facebook page

• Junior Vice-Commander of Major General Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1  (2016)

• Senior Vice-Commander of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 (2017 & 2018)

• Delegate to Department of NC and National Encampments

• Participated with the Brothers of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 staffing the information tent during ceremonies at Fort Fisher Historical Site and Bentonville Battle Field Historical Site.

Awards 

• Recipient of the SUVCW National Aide Award 2017

Membership in other organizations 

• Member of The Society of Civil War Families of Ohio

• Served on the Board of Directors, Friends of Fort Fisher 

• Past Vice-President of Brunswick Civil War Round Table