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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 102 102 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 18 18 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 16 16 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 13 13 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 10 10 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 7 7 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 7 7 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 6 6 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 7, April, 1908 - January, 1909 5 5 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 4 4 Browse Search
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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
llia and Frances (Garrett) Thompson. He was reared and received his education in his native county, and entered the Confederate service on April 14, 1861, in Company G, Third South Carolina infantry, with which he served until disabled by wounds for further service. He participated in the battles of Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Chickamauga, Knoxville, Bean's Station, Wilderness, and Spottsylvania Court House. He was wounded at the last-named battle on May 8, 1864, and disabled for the rest of the war, by a shot in the head, the ball entering the left cheek and passing out near the left ear. He was also shot in the right hand at the same battle, and was slightly wounded at Savage Station. His service was with Kershaw's brigade, McLaws' division, Longstreet's corps, army of Northern Virginia. After the war he returned to his home and began farming. In 1888 he was elected county auditor, was re-elected in 1890, and again in 1892. In 1894 he was e