Inventory of the S. Millett Thompson Letters, 1863-1864

Collection Number 5357-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Thompson, S. Millett, d. 1911.
Title
S. Millett Thompson Letters, 1863-1864
Call Number
5357-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 11
Abstract
S. Millett Thompson was born in Barnstead, N.H., and lived in Durham, N.H. He enlisted on 13 August 1862 and joined Company E of the 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment on 19 September 1862 as a first sergeant. He was promoted to seconnd lieutenant on 10 June 1863 and fought mostly in Virginia during the Civil War. Wounded during the Siege of Petersburg on 15 June 1864, Thompson was discharged from an infirmary in Hampton, Va., on 4 October 1864. After the war, he moved to Providence, R.I., where he lived until his death on 26 May 1911.
The collection contains eleven letters, 1863-1864, from S. Millett Thompson in the 13th New Hampshire Infantry to family members, and one letter, 18 April 1864, from Thompson requesting a day pass to Richmond, Va. The letters describe troop movements around the Pamunkey River and York River in Virginia, including General John A. Dix's "Blackberry Raid," the burning of Martha Washington's house, and foraging. Later letters describe Thompson's injuries from the Siege of Petersburg.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Purchases from Historical Collectible Auctions, Burlington, N.C., in October 2007 (Acc. 100782).
Processing Information
Processed by: Amy Roberson, January 2008
Encoded by: Amy Roberson, January 2008
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the S. Millett Thompson Letters #5357-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879.
Family--New Hampshire--Social life and customs.
New Hampshire--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865.
Thompson, S. Millett, d. 1911.
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Army--Military life--History.
United States. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
United States. Army. New Hamphire Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Biographical Note

S. Millett Thompson was born in Barnstead, N.H., and lived in Durham, N.H. He enlisted on 13 August 1862 and joined Company E of the 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment on 19 September 1862 as a first sergeant. He was promoted to second lieutenant on 10 June 1863 and fought mostly in Virginia during the Civil War. Wounded during the Siege of Petersburg on 15 June 1864, Thompson was discharged from an infirmary in Hampton, Va., on 4 October 1864. After the war, he moved to Providence, R.I., where he lived until his death on 26 May 1911.

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Collection Overview

The collection contains eleven letters, 1863-1864, from S. Millett Thompson with the 13th New Hampshire Infantry during the Civil War to family members, and one letter, 18 April 1864, from Thompson requesting a day pass to Richmond, Va. The letters describe troop movements around the Pamunkey River and York River in Virginia, including General Dix's "Blackberry Raid," the burning of Martha Washington's house, and foraging. Later letters describe Thompson's injuries from the Siege of Petersburg.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters, 1863-1864.
11 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
Letters, 1863-1864

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