Capt. & Mrs. Chauncey Johnson
Austin, Travis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Here Sleep Capt. and Mrs. Chauncey Johnson Capt. Johnson was born in Burlington, Vermont May 1, 1798 Served in the War of 1812 Came to Texas in 1840 Captured by General Adrian Woll At San Antonio, September 11, 1842 and imprisoned in Mexico Died at Bastrop, Texas May 10, 1854 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Chauncey Johnson, born in Vermont in 1798, served in the War of 1812 before coming to Texas in 1840. In 1842 he was captured when General Adrian Woll's Mexican force raided San Antonio and was carried off to imprisonment in Mexico, one of many Texans caught in the border conflicts that followed independence. His grave marker was placed by the state in 1936.
Why it matters
Johnson's life links the War of 1812 to the volatile early Republic of Texas, when the border with Mexico remained contested and dangerous.
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Related people
- · Chauncey Johnson
- · Adrian Woll
Related events
- · Woll's raid on San Antonio
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