Clark M. Johnson, his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Nesom, and their children were living in the Crystal Springs vicinity when he answered the call for troops to support the Confederate States of America. Clark joined the Zollicoffer Avengers, which was organized at Crystal Springs on Feb. 19, 1862. The unit became Company B of the Thirty-Sixth Infantry Regiment.

Records indicate that Clark was mustered in as a private at Meridian on March 7, 1862. The regiment engaged at Corinth, Farmington, Iuka, Rienzi, Vicksburg, Resaca, Lovejoy's Station, New Hope Church, Lattimer House, Kenesaw, Symrna, Chattahoochee, Allatoona, Dalton, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Overall's Creed, Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely (in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia).

Clark's parole after the Battle of Vicksburg can be seen at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. His unit surrendered at Citronelle, Ala., on May 4, 1865. and Clark was paroled at Jackson on May 15, 1865.

Daniel Johnson, American Revolutionary War Soldier who lived to the age of 102 (and was the grandfather of Clark Mann Johnson), is also buried in Johnson Cemetery. His monument is marked with an American Revolution plaque placed by the Copiah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Dan Johnson presided at the Decoration Day Service. He said, "Today we honor the memory of our loved ones resting in this cemetery. This has been an annual gathering for generations. On this Decoration Day 2000, we pay special tribute to our ancestor, Clark Mann Johnson."

The Rev. Richard Johnson gave the Decoration Day message and Loraine Johnson gave the Johnson Cemetery Fund Report.

the Meteor, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS, Wednesday, May 10, 2000, page 7A