A Fathers Love and a Fathers Loss

Question

Hi Wikitreers,

We have Sgt. John Hanson Thompson (1842 - 1863) who was a veteran of the 106th New York Vols. Company A. Enlisted on 9/18/1862 at New Creek, VA as a Sergeant. He died of consumption on March 16, 1863 at North Mountain, WV.

He is the son of Rev. Joseph Parrish Thompson and Lucy Olivia Bartlett. John’s father was “a well known minister, author and international lecturer on the history of the United States“ (per his memorial on FindAGrave)

It appears the father was so grieved at the loss of his first born son he wrote a book titled “SERGEANT'S MEMORIAL” which was written in Sgt. Thompson's memory and published in 1863. “It is a moving account of a a young man's love of his country and a father's loss of his first born son.”

I would like collaboration in connecting this veteran to Wikitree 

Also need source to the book it states available to read online?

Thank you 

Let’s get these veterans connected 

Note: his father Rev. Joseph Parrish Thompson is a Notable abolitionist and Congregationalist minister. see Wikipedia

Answer 1

Here is the link to the book on Google Books:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Sergeant_s_Memorial/NoNJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

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Thank you 

Answer 2

He should be connected now through his great, grandmother Hellen Curtiss.

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Thank you Roger 

Answer 3

John Hanson Thompson is my 8th cousin, 4X removed.  Our CA is John Porter (11th GGF). I am 22 Degrees from John Thompson: 1 branch (23)