Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876. M. Jeff Thompson papers, 1848-1959. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876. M. Jeff Thompson papers, 1848-1959.

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M. Jeff Thompson papers, 1848-1959.

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This collection consists of correspondence, commissions, diaries, photographs, clippings, currency, stocks, legal documents, certificates, a wallet, biographical information, and other items relating to Confederate Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, and and other members of the Thompson family of Missouri and Louisiana. Included are handwritten secret codes used by the Confederate Army.

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5 linear feet (6 boxes)

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Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876

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Confederate veteran and Chief State Engineer of Louisiana. From the description of M. Jeff Thompson letter, 1875 Sept. 6. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 269015946 Meriwether Jeff Thompson, Confederate officer and mayor of Saint Joseph, Mo. From the guide to the Meriwether Jeff Thompson Papers, 1860-1940, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) M. Jeff Thompson, son of Meriwether and Marth...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...