M. Jeff Thompson
1826–1876
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- engineer
Brigadier-General Meriweather Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 â September 5, 1876), nicknamed "Swamp Fox," was an American soldier who was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Alton Military PrisonDates unknown
- Fort DelawareDates unknown
- Gratiot Military PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Brigadier-General Meriweather Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 â September 5, 1876), nicknamed "Swamp Fox," was an American soldier who was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. The CSS General M. Jeff Thompson (c.â1862) was named after him.
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