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Joseph A. THOMPSON (VETERAN CSA)

Andrews Chapel Cemetery
Drew County,
Arkansas

PRIVATE Company E 24th Arkansas Infantry
Confederate States Army
January 12, 1836 - January 27, 1908

Thompson, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 24th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; appointed third sergeant, November 3, 1862; captured at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 10, 1863; slightly wounded in the head at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; transferred to Co. H, 1st Consolidated Arkansas Infantry, March 1865; appointed second sergeant; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; born January 12, 1836; died January 27, 1908; buried in Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas.
Source: Edward G. Gerdes Civil War pages at CouchGenWeb

Joseph A. Thompson married Mary Jane Montgomery on October 19, 1865 in Union County, Arkansas
Source: Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957

Contributed on 7/15/12 by debbraszymanski
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Submitted: 7/15/12 • Approved: 1/13/21 • Last Updated: 5/27/22 • R728590-G0-S3

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