Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-16
COL. F. W. THOMPSON DEAD.
Expires at His Home at 10 P.
M. Saturday.

Inc Last OF His Generation but One
Ill for Many M0nths-A Brief Sketch
OF His Long Llfe-Began His Mill.
tarY Career ON the Pacific Coast In
the Fifties-Seryed through the Civil
War being Promoted from Lieuten.
ant to the Coloneley of his Regiment.
Col. f. w. Thompson died at his
home in this place at 1905 on Satur-
day evening, July 18th, 1900, in the
I'D year of his age. Col. Thompson
had been i'll for many months and his
death was not surprise to his friends.
For six years past he had been failing
but for the past eight months had
been an invalid requiring constant
care.
Col. Thompson was native of Nor
gantown having been born here JAN
uary 18th, 1928. This had been his
home all his life except while on the
Pacific Coast and in the civil war.
s. In 1850 soon after the gold fever
broke out in California he went to
that State and later to Oregon where
{ in 1896 he joined the 1st regiment of
Oregon mounted volunteers. In 1856
1 and 81 he was with a battalion of
Oregon and Washington mounted
rangers. After serving his time with
this organization he returned to this
place and remained until the breaking
out of the civil war. In 1860 he re-
ceived a commission as Colonel from
Governor Letcher of Virginia with
authority to raise a regiment Npr ser
vices in the confederate army. This
commission was returned to the Gov
ernor with the explanation that he
could not accept it. In 1861 he re-
ceived commission as captain from
Governor Pierpoint who had establish
ed his government in Wheeling and
raised company called company A,
which joined the 3rd West Virginia
regiment at Clarksburg, June 9th,
1861.
From this time until the fall of
11864 he saw active service and partic-
ipated in many thrilling scenes in
those days of excitement and turmoil.
On July 20, 1861, he was promoted
ito Lieutenant Colonel of his regiment
in which capacity he served until
April, 1864, when he was commission
ed Colapel. During the greater part
of the4ime he was in full command of
the regiment. His regiment was with
Generals Milroy, Sigel, Averill and
Others. The greater part of the war
he was in West Virginia and led his
regiment in twenty-five hard fought
battles. He escaped in all these ex-
"a = l,o no II af DBL l.,
be was desperately wounded. Even
then he would not retire but remained
on the field until he fell from his
horse from loss of blood. He was
carried unconscious from this battle
to the hospital at Washington, d. c.,
where he remained until able again to
take the field. Col. Thompson was
I unconscious during the trip and was
Y unable to account for his surround
ings when his mind became clear.
He participated in numerous famous
expeditions among them being the
Kanawha expedition and Hunters
! raid up the Valley of Virginia. He
remained in active service until Aug
18th, 1864, when he was mustered
out at Wheeling with an honorable
discharge and many testimonials of
his courage and ability.
He then returned to Morgantown
where he has since resided. At differ
ent times he has been honored by his
fellow citizens by being elected mayor
of the town. He was also elected
Justice of the Peace and held the Of
fee as long as he cared to do so.
COL Thompson's father came to
Morgantown with his parents from
Maryland when the elder Thompson
was but four years Of age and they all
remained here after that. Their adj
vent into Morgantown was back in the
last century. Col. Thompson was the
youngest of family of six, three
brothers and three sisters all of whom
Z are now deceased except one sister,
Mrs. Dorcas Raymond, who resides
here. His oldest brother died num-
Der of years ago and another brother
Captain ]. }. Thompson who succeed
FED to the command of the company
raised by Col. Thompson and served
through the war died in May 1899.
The two sisters deceased were Mrs.
Charlotte Sears, widow Of Captain
Samuel Sears, and Miss Mary Thomp-
son. The family is one of the Oldest
here and its members have always been
1 very highly respected people
January 14th, 1864, Col. Thompson
and Miss Isabella III. HELEN, of Union
town, were married Mrs. Thompson's
family is one of the old aristocratic
families of that place many of whom
still reside there. To them was born
one daughter, Miss Jane HELEN
Thompson, who with her mother sur
vive. The two ladies have a great
deal Of sympathy in their bereave-
ment
The funeral will take place
at p. m. to-day. A number of
friends and relatives from a dis
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