M. Jeff Thompson
American politician and Confederate States Army general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brigadier-General Meriweather Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 – 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. 1862) was named after him.
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M. Jeff Thompson | |
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Birth name | Meriwether Jefferson Thompson |
Nickname(s) | "Swamp Fox" |
Born | (1826-01-22)January 22, 1826 Jefferson County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), U.S. |
Died | September 5, 1876(1876-09-05) (aged 50) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
Buried | Mount Mora Cemetery, 39°46′33.0″N 94°50′30.9″WSt. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Service/ | Missouri State Guard |
Years of service | 1861–1865 (MSG) |
Rank | Brigadier-General (MSG) |
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Emma Catherine Hayes
(m. 1848) |
7th Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri | |
In office 1857–1860 | |
Preceded by | John Corby |
Succeeded by | Armstrong Beattie |
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