M. Jeff Thompson Military person

Meriwether Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 – September 5, 1876) was a brigadier general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War. He served the Confederate Army as a cavalry commander, and had the unusual distinction of having a ship in the Confederate Navy named for him.

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M. Jeff Thompson
Birth dateJanuary 22, 1826
Birth place
Harpers Ferry West Virginia
Date of deathSeptember 05, 1876
Place of death
St. Joseph Missouri

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allegiance
United States of America
Confederate States of America
Missouri
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Mine Creek
Battle of Westport
Battle of Fredericktown
military branch
Missouri State Guard
service start1861
service end1865

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