peoplepill id: william-thompson-7
American soldier, born 1812
William Thompson
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro
American soldier, born 1812
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Birth
Place of birth
Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
Place of death
Pennsylvania, USA
Age
60 years
Awards
Medal of Honor
(1863)
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
William Thompson (1812 – September 12, 1872) was an American sailor who was a Signal Quartermaster in the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor for action at Forts Beauregard and Walker on Hilton Head, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. He was wounded by a piece of shell which caused his legs to be amputated.
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article.
The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Image Gallery
Lists
William Thompson is in following lists
By field of work
By work and/or country
comments so far.
Comments
Credits
References and sources
William Thompson