 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - John Vincent Johnston wokuCincinnati, Ohio, akapinda muUnited States Navy, mukati meHondo Yenyika yeAmerica, muna September 1861. Akashanda saFirst Master paSt. Louis. Akabetsera mukurwisa kwechikepe cheUnion chakatora nzvimbo inokosha yeFort HenrypaRwizi rweTennessee 6 February 1862. Usiku hwaApril 1-2 1862 aive mutungamiri weNaval weuto rakasanganiswa reArmy-Navy chikepe chikwata chakasvika uye chakaputika pfuti dzeUpper Battery a k a Battery No. 1 paMadrid Bend Tennessee shore mhiri kwerwizi kubva kuConfederate nhare, Island No. 10. Akakwidziridzwa kuva Acting Volunteer Lieutenant nokuda kwoushingi mukufamba uku. Pashure pokubatana mukuputika kweVicksburg, Miss., akatora murairo we Forest Rose kuti aongorore Rwizi rweMississippi nenzizi dzaro. Musi waFebruary 15, 1864 chikepe chake chakaparadza kurwiswa kwevapambi veConfederate, vachivadzivirira kubva pakuponesa guta reWaterproof, La., uye kuchengetedza mauto ehurumende imomo. Lt. Johnston akasiya basa rechiuto musi wa 23 June 1864 uye akafa musi wa 23 April 1912 paSt. Louis, Missouri. 