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John and Robert Thompson Diaries, 1804-1811, 1862-1863 A&M 1881

John and Robert Thompson Diaries, 1804-1811, 1862-1863 A&M 1881


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1881
Title
John and Robert Thompson Diaries 1804-1811, 1862-1863
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198735
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Thompson, John and Robert
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Diary and account book, 1804-1811, of John Thompson containing accounts of items bought and sold, money owed by and to Thompson, two journeys on the Mississippi River between Nashville, Natchez, and New Orleans, 1804-1805, and numerous remedies for diseases and medical complaints. There is a second diary by Robert C. Thompson, a Confederate soldier, from August 1862 to February 1863. Robert Thompson was a member of a Tennessee unit, imprisoned at Camp Morton, exchanged in September 1862, and spent the remainder of the time covered by the diary with his reorganized company in Mississippi near Vicksburg. Places mentioned include Camp Morton near Indianapolis, Indiana; Richmond, Virginia; Gallatin and Memphis, Tennessee; Cairo, Illinois; Columbus and Hickman, Kentucky; Vicksburg, Clinton, Jackson, Corinth, Holly Spring, Tippa Ford, and Oxford, Mississippi.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John and Robert Thompson Diaries, A&M 1881, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Cairo (Ill.)
  • Civil War -- Confederate Army
  • Clinton (Miss.)
  • Coal mining - camps and company towns.
  • Columbus (Ky.)
  • Corinth (Miss.)
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Gallatin (Tenn.)
  • Hickman (Ky.)
  • Holly Spring (Miss.)
  • Indiana
  • Indianapolis (Ind.)
  • Jackson (Miss.)
  • Kentucky
  • Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine.
  • Memphis (Tenn.)
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Nashville (Tenn.)
  • Natchez (Miss.)
  • New Orleans (La.)
  • Oxford (Miss.)
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Tennessee
  • Thompson, John.
  • Thompson, Robert.
  • Tippa Ford (Miss.)
  • Travel accounts.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • Vicksburg (Miss.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Thompson, John and Robert
  • Thompson, John.
  • Thompson, Robert.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Cairo (Ill.)
  • Clinton (Miss.)
  • Columbus (Ky.)
  • Corinth (Miss.)
  • Gallatin (Tenn.)
  • Hickman (Ky.)
  • Holly Spring (Miss.)
  • Indiana
  • Indianapolis (Ind.)
  • Jackson (Miss.)
  • Kentucky
  • Memphis (Tenn.)
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Nashville (Tenn.)
  • Natchez (Miss.)
  • New Orleans (La.)
  • Oxford (Miss.)
  • Tennessee
  • Tippa Ford (Miss.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • Vicksburg (Miss.)
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