The Battle of Thames

ID: 1617
This file appears in: Johnson County Named

Johnson was commissioned colonel in the U.S. Army at the start of the War of 1812. Johnson was wounded in the Battle of Thames, but emerged a victor and recognizable figure. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Johnson County Named

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1125 in Johnson County commemorates the naming of the county after Richard Mentor Johnson, a lawyer, soldier, and U.S. Vice President. Johnson was born on October 17, 1781, at…