Inventory of the Samuel Thompson Papers, 1769-1865

Collection Number 540


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
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, Samuel, fl. 1781-1826.
Title
Samuel Thompson Papers, 1769-1865 (bulk 1861-1865).
Call Number
540
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
360 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
The collection contains papers of the Thompson family of Orange County, N.C., mainly Civil War letters of Joseph, David, and John to their mother Eliza, father Solomon, and sister Mary, including letters written from prison and hospitals. Joseph was captain and quartermaster of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment in Tennesee, Missippippi, and Alabama, and a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio in 1862. His brother David, 27th North Carolina Regiment, was stationed in eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Their brother John, 31st North Carolina Regiment, was in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Other papers include correspondence, deeds, and receipts, 1769-1831, of Samuel Thompson (fl. 1781-1826), Orange County farmer, and his family; and letters from Joseph S. Thompson when he was a teacher in Tennessee and Mississippi, 1857-1861.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Samuel Thompson Papers, #540, 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.

Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 23rd.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 27th.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 31st.
Farmers--North Carolina--History.
Johnson Island Prison.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mississippi--Social life and customs.
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Orange County (N.C.)--Economic conditions.
Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Teachers--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Teachers--Tennessee--History--19th century.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee--Social life and customs.
Thompson family.
Thompson, David, fl. 1861-1865.
Thompson, Eliza, fl. 1861-1865.
Thompson, John, fl. 1861-1865.
Thompson, Joseph S., fl. 1857-1862.
Thompson, Mary, fl. 1861-1865.
Thompson, Samuel, fl. 1781-1826.
Thompson, Solomon, fl. 1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Collection Overview

The collection contains papers of the Thompson family of Orange County, N.C., mainly Civil War letters of Joseph, David, and John to their mother Eliza, father Solomon, and sister Mary, including letters written from prison and hospitals. Joseph was captain and quartermaster of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment in Tennesee, Missippippi, and Alabama, and a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio in 1862. His brother David, 27th North Carolina Regiment, was stationed in eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Their brother John, 31st North Carolina Regiment, was in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Other papers include correspondence, deeds, and receipts, 1769-1831, of Samuel Thompson (fl. 1781-1826), Orange County farmer, and his family; and letters from Joseph S. Thompson when he was a teacher in Tennessee and Mississippi, 1857-1861.