Constellation Similarity Assertions
Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876
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
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Maybe-Same Assertions
There are 2 possible matching Constellations.
Thompson, Meriwether Johnson, 1826-1876.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6814kf1 (person)
No biographical history available for this identity.
Thompson, Meriwether Jefferson, 1826-1876.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tj8715 (person)
A native of Virginia, Meriwether Jefferson Thompson moved to Missouri in 1847. An ardent secessionist, he was elected brigadier general of the 1st Division of the Missouri State Guard in July 1861. During his battalion's operations in the swampy regions of Missouri Thompson became known as the "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy." From the description of Meriwether Jefferson Thompson letters, 1861-1862. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 693578021 ...