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Title

  • Gilbert Thompson journal,

Other Title

  • Gilbert Thompson papers

Summary

  • Journal (1861-1864) of Thompson's Civil War experiences in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., while serving as a topographical engineer in the Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army of the Potomac. Includes later reminiscences; description of bridges, armaments, and firearms; and sketches and photographs of army officers and battle sites. Includes correspondence, laid in, of Nathaniel Prentiss Banks.

Names

  • Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909

Headings

  • -  Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss,--1816-1894--Correspondence
  • -  United States.--Army--Officers
  • -  United States.--Army of the Potomac.--Engineer Battalion
  • -  Bridges
  • -  Military weapons
  • -  Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Engineering and construction
  • -  Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Notes

  • -  Purchase, 1913.
  • -  Union soldier and topographical engineer.
  • -  Collection material in English.
  • -  Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014086

Medium

  • 1 item.
  • 1 container.
  • 0.2 linear feet.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mm81095752

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Thompson, Gilbert. Gilbert Thompson journal. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mm81095752/.

APA citation style:

Thompson, G. Gilbert Thompson journal. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mm81095752/.

MLA citation style:

Thompson, Gilbert. Gilbert Thompson journal. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mm81095752/>.