CAPTAIN JAMES HOUSTON JOHNSON Captain Johnston was born in Savannah, Ga., November 14, 1831, and died there December 8, 1910. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving member of the Georgia Hussars, having been for fifty seven years on the rolls of that command. At the outbreak of the Civil War he attached himself to the Chatham Artillery, with which company he actively served until transferred to the signal corps. Throughout a long life he was a faithful Confederate. Well might the Savannah Morning News of December 9 say of him: "In the death of Capt. James H. Johnston Savannah loses one more old landmark. Few citizens of Savannah have been more intimately and prominently bound up with the social and business life of the city than he was. For two generations he was a familiar and honored member of all that was best in the various institutions of his home city, and for nearly fourscore years he was respected and loved. Captain Johnston was a gentleman of the South of the old school. This is a trite expression, but it means a good deal when it can be said truthfully and without reserve: 'No man need ask for higher praise.' Sorrow caused by the passing away of such a man is tempered by the priceless legacy of a well spent life and an honored name." When Captain Johnston's death was announced, the flags of the City Hall, the Cotton Exchange, the Hussars Armory, the Chatham Artillery, and the Confederate Veterans' Hall were placed at half mast.