Timeline
Birth- 11 Jan 1844
Brooklyn, N.Y.
New York
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 20 years
Served For
United States of America
Location
At Wilderness, Va
Branch
Army
Date of Incident
6 May 1864
Rank
Sergeant
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Unit
Company G, 20th Indiana Infantry
Gold Star
Rank
First Lieutenant
Enlistment
Indiana
Death- 7 Oct 1864-Age: 21 years
Spotsylvania County VA
Killed in the Battle of the Wilderness
Burial
Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana
Other Facts
Full Name
William P Thompson