Brevet Colonel Henry Elmer Thompson (USA)

Henry E. Thompson, of Grand Rapids, Mich. One letter sent, September 30, 1863, from Culpepper Court House, Va., gives Major Kidd news of the men of their area. Thompson was in Company A, 6th Michigan Cavalry (1862-1865) as captain and lieutenant colonel. He was wounded in action at Hunterstown, Pa., July 2, 1863; and discharged June 1, 1864 because of wounds received in action. Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war.