Henry Johnson's enlistment form does not say he is a red cap porter. It actually said he was a "laborer" for "Albany Wood and Charcoal" where he most likely was chopping wood. This was a mistake by the newspapers of the time. Needham Robert's father was the actual red cap.
Every June 15th, the city of Albany celebrates Henry Johnson Day at the Henry Johnson Park.
The all-black battalion Henry fought for, the Harlem Hellfighters, never lost a foot of ground, never had a man captured, and were the first to reach the Rhine River. Out of all American battalions they saw the most fighting and were the most decorated.
Barrack Obama awarded Henry Johnson the Medal of Honor in 2015.
Many people think only 24 German combatants were on the field because the 369th press secretary Aurthor Little counted two stretchers left behind in retreat. It was common for Germans to have one stretcher for every twelve men. This fails to account those taken off the field and captured.