Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Jefferson Thompson, C.S.A.
(Photograph has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general. Although photographed many times as a general, Thompson was never promoted above the rank of lieutenant colonel.) Raised a battalion to fight for the Confederacy at the outbreak of war. Known...
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Jefferson Thompson, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York |
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Missouri; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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(Photograph has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general. Although photographed many times as a general, Thompson was never promoted above the rank of lieutenant colonel.) Raised a battalion to fight for the Confederacy at the outbreak of war. Known as the "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy," Thompson and his battalion operated primarily as raiders in the Missouri-Arkansas region during the war. After the war, Thompson lived in Memphis and New Orleans. He died in in St. Joseph, Missouri, in September 1876. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991. Faust, Patricia, ed. Historical Time Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. New York: Harper, 1986. |
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Q0000000189Q189Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Jefferson Thompson, C.S.A.(Photograph has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general. Although photographed many times as a general, Thompson was never promoted above the rank of lieutenant colonel.) Raised a battalion to fight for the Confederacy at the outbreak of war. Known as the "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy," Thompson and his battalion operated primarily as raiders in the Missouri-Arkansas region during the war. After the war, Thompson lived in Memphis and New Orleans. He died in in St. Joseph, Missouri, in September 1876. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991. Faust, Patricia, ed. Historical Time Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. New York: Harper, 1986.1864 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkThompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Missouri; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #148v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00238http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6449 |
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