Nero Thompson, Private, Company B/A, 9th Regiment (Clark’s) Missouri Infantry, enlisted October 16, 1862 in Howard County, Mos. for 3 years, last recorded present at the Jan/Feb, 1864 muster, paroled at Alexandria, La., June 7, 1865

Present at the battle of Westport October 20, 1864

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Uriah W. Thompson, Private, Conscript, Howard County, Mo., captured at Fayetteville, Ark. November 9, 1864, received at Military Prison, Alton, Ill., December 3, died March 4, 1865, Diarrhea Car.

Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records

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Yelvington and Augustus G. Atkins, brothers of Susan Atkins, both served in the same outfit** with that of my great grandfather Uriah W. Thompson. The three were on their way home when a Federal scouting party captured them. They were placed in the Federal Military Prison at Alton, Illinois.

Sarah Thompson, took little Milton and made a trip to the prison at Alton, Illinois to see Uriah. Uriah wanted to see his only son before he died and from my data I find that he was very happy to have a fine son. Just a short while after this Uriah passed on from starvation.

** Cannot identify

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