M. Jeff Thompson

M. Jeff Thompson
M. Jeff Thompson
	Thompson in uniform, c. 1862
Birth name	Meriwether Jefferson Thompson
Nickname(s)	"Swamp Fox"
Born	January 22, 1826; Jefferson County, Virginia; (present-day West Virginia), U.S.
Died	September 5, 1876 (aged 50); St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Buried	Mount Mora Cemetery,; St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. 39°46′33.0″N 94°50′30.9″W
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service/branch	Missouri State Guard
Years of service	1861–1865 (MSG)
Rank	Brigadier-General (MSG)
Commands held	Missouri State Guard; Missouri Cavalry Brigade; Northern Sub-District of Arkansas;
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Fredericktown; Price's Missouri Expedition Capture of Sedalia; Battle of Westport; Battle of Mine Creek; Battle of Newtonia; ; ;
Spouse(s)	Emma Catherine Hayes (m. 1848)
7th Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri
	In office; 1857–1860
Preceded by	John Corby
Succeeded by	Armstrong Beattie

Brigadier-General Meriweather Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 – September 5, 1876), nicknamed "Swamp Fox," was an American soldier who was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. The CSS General M. Jeff Thompson (c. 1862) was named after him.

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