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Federal (USV)

Sergeant

James Thompson

(? - 1862)

Home State: Pennsylvania

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 88th Pennsylvania Infantry

Before Antietam

He mustered into service in Company H on 11 September 1861. Promoted from private.

On the Campaign

He was mortally wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Died on November 16, of wounds received at Antietam, Md. on September 17, 1862.

References & notes

Basic information from Bates1. Thanks to Steve Maczuga for publishing Bates' information in his excellent database.

Death

11/16/1862

Notes

1   Bates, Samuel Penniman, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg: State of Pennsylvania, 1868-1871  [AotW citation 11863]