Dallas J. Thompson Civil War diary and cartes-de-visite, 1864.

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Dallas J. Thompson Civil War diary and cartes-de-visite, 1864.

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The collection contains Thompson's 1864 diary (1 January-13 December 1864); a carte-de-visite of him taken by Army photographer, W.R. Fry; a carte-de-visite of Rev. John Gearhart Thompson taken by J.C. Gardner of Brookfield, Missouri; a newspaper clipping, "Statistics of the Union Army During the Rebellion," 19 May 1864, noting the mortality rate of white and black soldiers; and a small handbill notice regarding the $1 assessment to defray the postage and stationery expenses of filing a pension claim. In his diary, Thompson writes about loaning money, what he is reading, his work with photographer Fry, and troop movements.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7962977

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Gardner, J. C. (Photographer)

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Thompson, John Gearhart, 1823-1905

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Thompson, Dallas J. (Dallas Jeremiah), 1847-1915

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Dallas J. Thompson was born in Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania, near Kittanning, on 20 March 1847, to Reverend John Gearhart Thompson and Katherine Gearhart. He attended public schools at Allegheny College; served in the Union Army during the entire Civil War; enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, for three years in Co. H, 78th Pennsylvania Infantry. His regiment was stationed on Lookout Mountain and fought in the Atlanta campaign and at Chattanooga. He mustered out with his company on 4 November 1864. After the...

Fry, W. R.

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