Item: Thompson family papers, 1863-1998
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Finding Aid Title: Thompson family papers, 1863-1998
Finding Aid Collection Number: 2493
Date Range of Collection: 1863-1998
Creator of Materials: Thompson Family
Content Description: The Thompson family papers consist of two diaries kept by Henry Elliot Thompson while serving with the Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry. The first diary, dating from July 9,1862 to August 17, 1863 details Thompson's experiences at the battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the capture of Yazoo, Mississippi. The second diary, dating from May 11, 1864 to February 21, 1865, describes Thompson's experiences while serving at Brownsville, Texas and participating in the campaign to capture Mobile, Alabama, most notably the siege of Fort Morgan. An additional diary kept by John Nevins Thompson details his trip through Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1891. The Thompson-Spaulding party entered the park near Mammoth and exited on the west side heading towards Henry's Lake. The entries describe visiting some of the principal sites within the park and the difficulties in managing the horse herd they were driving. An additional folder of loose materials includes an 1880 letter to Henry Thompson from Augustus H. Pettibone, then a newly-elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. The last folder contains a self published Thompson.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17666
Keywords: personal journals and diaries, personal letters, yellowstone national park, 20th wisconsin infantry, american civil war, siege of fort morgan, henry elliot thompson, siege of vicksburg, henry elliot thompson, john nevins thompson, battle of prairie grove,
Subjects: Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Montana and Histories of the American West
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