THOMPSON, John B.

IA 12th Inf Co G. Residence: Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 25. Enlisted 3 Mar 1864. Mustered 28 Apr 1864. Private. Mustered out 20 Jan 1866, Memphis, Tennessee. Buried at Lincoln, Ridgeway, Iowa; stone reads “3 Oct 1838 – 18 Feb 1893”. Sources: (ISW-II p536) (XSS Iowa p288) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records)