became clear that Georgia would secede, however, he acquiesced out of loyalty to his state and served as a senator of the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to the end of the war in 1865. In the Confederate Senate, he opposed conscription and the suspension of habeas corpus. After the Civil War, Johnson was a leader in the Reconstruction and was named head of the Georgia constitutional convention. Upon Georgia's readmission to the Union in 1866, he was chosen as a U.S. Senator, but was disallowed from serving due to his allegiance to the Confederate States of America. He again became a circuit court judge in 1873 and served until his death in 1880 in Louisville, Georgia. See also List of signers of the Georgia Ordinance of Secession References External links Retrieved on 2009-04-24 Clark, Richard H., "Biographical Sketch of Hon. Herschel V. Johnson" Sunny South, June 26, 1875. Digital Library of Georgia. 1812 births 1880 deaths Confederate States of America senators 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state) Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers Democratic Party governors of Georgia (U.S. state) People from Burke County, Georgia People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War 1860 United States vice-presidential candidates University of Georgia alumni Signers of the Georgia Ordinance of Secession People from Louisville, Georgia People from Milledgeville, Georgia American slave owners 19th-century American lawyers 1844 United States presidential electors 1852 United States presidential electors United States senators who owned slaves