In 1849, Dr. Charles E. Johnson was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly to the initial Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School, then known as the North Carolina Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. In 1857, he served as the interim Superintendent of Dorothea Dix Hospital, then known as the Asylum for the Insane, during a prolonged illness of the Superintendent. He served on the Board of Directors for Dorothea Dix Hospital for many years, ending in 1872.
In May of 1861, he was appointed the first Surgeon General of the North Carolina Troops by Governor Ellis.
In 1849, Dr. Charles E. Johnson was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly to the initial Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School, then known as the North Carolina Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. In 1857, he served as the interim Superintendent of Dorothea Dix Hospital, then known as the Asylum for the Insane, during a prolonged illness of the Superintendent. He served on the Board of Directors for Dorothea Dix Hospital for many years, ending in 1872.
In May of 1861, he was appointed the first Surgeon General of the North Carolina Troops by Governor Ellis.
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"At Evening Time it Shall Be Light".
Family Members
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Mary Johnson Iredell
1840–1919
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Ann Taylor "Nannie" Johnson Johnston
1841–1866
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Elizabeth Earl "Betty" Johnson Jones
1844–1890
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Emily Skinner "Emmie" Johnson Jones
1846–1880
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Charles Earl Johnson
1847–1848
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Frances Iredell Johnson Hines
1849–1914
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Charles Earl Johnson Jr
1851–1923
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Helen Blair Johnson McRee
1852–1913
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James Iredell Johnson
1853–1853
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James Iredell Johnson Sr
1854–1919
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Dr Samuel Iredell Johnson
1859–1940
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