Bibliograph

While my country is in danger, the life and letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers, Gerry Harder Poriss and Ralph G. Poriss

Type

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While my country is in danger, the life and letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers, Gerry Harder Poriss and Ralph G. Poriss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-216) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

While my country is in danger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

30319582

Responsibility statement

Gerry Harder Poriss and Ralph G. Poriss

Series statement

Local authors project

Sub title

the life and letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers

Summary

This biography of Richard S. Thompson, taken from his letters and diaries written during the campaigns of the 12th New Jersey Volunteers, highlights the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (Bliss Barn and the defense of Cemetery Ridge), Petersburg, Bristoe Station, and Reams Station. It includes extensive genealogy of the Thompson, Learning, and other Cape May, NJ families, and indexes over 350 individual's names, including many of Thompson's comrades in arms

Target audience

adult

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