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Civil War veteran
« on: Friday 02 October 20 10:19 BST (UK) »
Could someone who is visiting the Norwich Record Office during their next visit, spare a brief moment to help a Hampshire resident trace the burial of an old Englishman, of about 1824, who served in the American Civil War as a surgeon and died in Great Yarmouth area on November 4 1896? Any help to find his burial would be greatly appreciated. Maurice

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« Reply #1 on: Friday 02 October 20 10:22 BST (UK) »
Sorry, I forgot to mention his name. He was John Harry Thompson.

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« Reply #2 on: Friday 02 October 20 12:12 BST (UK) »
Can we presume the first date is his birth and not his burial as you go to the 1890’s .?It reads as his burial.
The American Civil war was 1860 ‘s  .
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« Reply #3 on: Friday 02 October 20 12:20 BST (UK) »
Presumably it would have been a Roman Catholic burial. He was "late of Rome" and "fortified by the Rites of the Holy Church" per his death notice in The Tablet (21 November 1896, page 16).
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« Reply #4 on: Friday 02 October 20 12:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Shaun and Viktoria, thanks for replying. Yes he died on November 4 1896 and his burial took place a few days later. At this stage I don’t know what religion he is, I’m sure the burial register will inform me of that if it’s found. Any help would be appreciated. Maurice

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 02 October 20 12:39 BST (UK) »
If you are asking people to search burial registers I think it will be very helpful for them to know that he was a Roman Catholic.

Per The Tablet of 25 April 1896 Dr and Mrs Harry Thompson had been recent departures from Rome, leaving because of his continued ill health. He was a convert.
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« Reply #6 on: Friday 02 October 20 14:13 BST (UK) »
Hi Shaun, yes you are right, I do apologise to you and the group. At this stage I’m not sure of his religion, but if it is of any help his father was Church of England and the soldier/surgeon was married at St Matthew’s Episcopal Church in New Jersey. Maurice

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 02 October 20 16:02 BST (UK) »
Which side was he with during the Civil War?  Confederates or Union?

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« Reply #8 on: Friday 02 October 20 16:34 BST (UK) »
Hi Barry, he was in a New York regiment, making him Union. He became an internationally renowned doctor with practices in London, Paris, and Rome, the latter he treated Italian Royalty. A native of Yarmouth, he died at 24, Trafalgar Square. His last resting place is lost to history and it would be an honour to trace it and to know if it’s marked. Maurice
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