United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 21, 1875
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 21, 1875
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Charged with murder
Deputy Collector Elisha Johnson was shot and killed while searching for a still approximately 10 miles from Fernandina, Florida.
A suspect was arrested and charged with murder approximately two months later.
Deputy Collector Johnson was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. At the time of his murder, he was also a sitting state Senator in the Florida Legislature. He was survived by his wife and father and is buried at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida.