The sun., 1878-08-18
SWEENY'S FAITHFUL AGENT.
RESOLyTNG TO DIE IND NOT REYEdL
ms EMPLOYERS SECRETS.
Capt. Thompson'- Record In tho RebcItio n-
"A Sttmp speaker, aud ~ the Confidential
Secretary OF the Brains or Tweed- Rtnr.

Cant. Thompson'- Reco,d I'm tho Reb,u,ou IA.
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N'''''"'S "' tue h'"'"' "' '"ee"- King
John A. Thompson, Peter Il Swccny's pri-
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N"'c suOrVlaiS ana trusted Ht'ht dI'd on sun
day last Of consumption. butthcrc is little doubt
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hau carried IN hA Iody. HIS friends used 10
say that he was full Of lead but in reality tho
last ballot forcc,i I'D. c,y ont IN front Of bi i.b,
'''' o"'''' '"'''""s way ou' IN front oI MS r'~hl
sho"d'i "loW year ago. lie sutlercd pain
almost constantly. lio enlisted in the Seventy
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II wv. )" s''n''' WIN ne WIS ~ S''l'e "l aye III
the first year Of tho war. and WAS mado
Color Sergeant At thp tatle of Chm
am. g. t.,o ~, u,. -, -.
my ''Il ! 'o'H' "en' o'eF'hs WHO was
WIS wuvtn,, tho stirs and S,rn,. =, ,,cnr,,ro,.e
bis mon v,ns .b,t ~ bis b'r., ri, C.I[r
Sergeant ran UP to aid him but being CON
vlnccd that his wound WAS mortal. Gen. St,yors
49,, '''''' VOC '.''' ''''
""'vu .''ii' VII "''no sa4no 'i'"V s"l i"s lo'-
ward. TO the front, thompson It's death or
,l,rv fn.,lnv H rh,u.,son to,k I'D, ,b,, et,rs
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and Stripes. and with them in one hand and tho
rcsln'ntal cJlorn In the other ran ahead OF the
line. He was running backwards. md ,ynvinp
On his comrades. when bullet, the same that
remained in his body SO long entered his back
AZ "'' S"'.' instant TWO .'h't 'uH''s Struck
hlm ono oi them giving HIM another danger
0ti- tyDIul in the tlli4N. lie WOE .urrsl oif tl,
nnid ns +, was .,,n,,T.,l IN 1i, I'm, iis .,r,,',.
constitution enabled him 90 recover lie WIS
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- "'"',"N'' "'A" i'""l "nEuc "u'ep
TO his youth and reputation for bravery
poin.d him tho s,hrinue, ~ d" 20, "a tho n,,,i.
~" ,, '''V o'.i i",' ~ g. W wv NIX
n'h' ITO WIZ W"uhded III al SIX tIincs Uoinr'
r,.,in,.,, ,,.,o ,.,',,',.,.'.., .'.,
-, NJ ,t - ~ - 80 =. wa % ,.'V
m,Ir, mM d mM mo',,i lbs, is.h shiL 70 s9m. ,W"inI,i vm-
iH'l'e VINO wore, IN mo hospital. but The day
Mi'I '.iunIf.W shaii ne q very proud man
WIFI VNrtS lie 2lI 'oor7 W. broaiway
mo next uay p'l,rr me regiment could got
1NNt tl' 'I'u " 'nrl ih' llt-i gums oi the Tour
cHS ,'.'l. ., ol ~ ,t-yNania. Ihrn came q rall
Ioril thc.r iiyc. once more betor" going homo
: me were Willing l,do - ana oth'rs could not
kiNr w VIZ iN"ukht "t INC long wished Tor
Journey. Nhn' tNcy were ,l'laiinE Thompson
ririNE upon IN. summit ~ an earihWork, COLI
oss ia hdhd ahi began - sing
R'll, round the fng. h'ys
h"l., once a.".h'
Tie boys caught up the air and before tho
fr-i chorus Ms finished th,rc was no ono Ia
Oppose going infrthc hattle.
Tho regimout wa taken into action the next
iavi COL Morrison. In H. rn,h. whii''u un,i"r
Nf. thor. were four iene.s. / roe of thaf' hni
hnon seal a hy the regiment and Thnintsou and
lie companion color-hoarar wern on tnp II Tho
side when each ~ th.nl received A Liiilet in hi.
lnn kuno Thomson Is Ia,. ,.9. tuf1f.l On fhn
Held. nnd. after lying long timo Ia hospital le
cun. homo H. Nsv H,rk where a selnu,i amin.
iation wa necessary. He Vas mnlr Capiain hy
lr.v,t for lis bravery Ile wa al thattimo ~
years az aec. When la recovered President
Lincoln had been nnminaie, ior a second cic'..
ton and / Tlomlsln took tho s'fnn for i'm ON
crn'.h,S n, inI "A rrn,lv IN hnri ,ynv u
taking which was very siiccos.iui n"tN, Nh.
stan ling that La ,lnnlt il,ra in argument tna,
In anc'i0,c. SulscIueuily. when h. had h".
riine n devo'oe u 'T,ruranv Nr Au..ustus
S.hcu said To- him durin. A cauliaitu i'm
can hold an audience Thonu- on where oant %
Thompson often referred to his success ms n
stump slenker. hut meyer Voluntarily 10 his war
record. although he was V,ry tcnder of hi,
reputation as Soldier. once ii is sail Of l'ifn
that b. took "a sat In a thoatrc AMI lot ms
- can't =, Irr. with tbo-. .rui.h.- :" a rirh
Is dressed woman sitting l~hinI him said In a,
qucru..ii- tone. i,u,i eu,,,l.,h fnr HIM Il, Le.r
ol~trur,ed her view. lie put them On tie floor ~
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complained again
" h ia h. ,SIs iu ti,flit ,viaf i,l, Con no,i.l
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