Thompson Family Research

War Veterans of the US Military

The following is a list of information gathered from biographical sketches, obituaries and government records about men and women in our family who

have served in the US Armed Forces at a time of war.  This listing includes all US military service we have documented, including both sides of the Civil War.

 The Revolutionary War

Conrad Goodner  (1756-1837) - (Private)  Captain John Griffin's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina Regiment

 

Ancil W Manley (1763-1853) (Private) Served in the Co. commanded by Capt Henderson of the Regiment commanded by Col Spencer of the Virginia line.  Engaged in the battle of Camden.

 

William Butler (1738-1836)

 

Jonathan Prestwood (1758-1839)

 

Thomas Gann (1764-1840)

 

Edmund Moody (1755-1838)

 

Owen London  (1740-1815) - (Private) Captain William Moseley's Co in the 7th Virginia Regiment of Foot, commanded by Col. Alexander McClenachan

 

John Kemper (1757-1833) Corporal, in Captain Benjamin Harrison's Company of volunteers, from Faquier, Virginia.

 

Andrew O'Bannon (1700-1813)  Wagon Master

The War of 1812

Joshua Davis (1780-1845)

 The Cherokee Wars

Isham Burrell Hale (1800-1870) enrolled June 23, 1836.

 

Monroe L Corbitt (1838-1921) 

 The Civil War

Pleasant Ferguson Jones (1812-1904) - (Private)  3rd Tennessee Infantry, Company F, Union Army

 

Benjamin Richard Albury (1812-1866) - (Private) 7th Regiment, Florida Infantry, CSA

 

Haywood Brookins (1825-?) - (Private) 9th Georgia Infantry, Co F, CSA

 

Rodney Evan Looney Blevins (1829-1864) - (Private) 5th Regiment,Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's), Co D, CSA, Died in Battle, Tunnel Hill, GA

 

William Augustus Looney (1831-1903) (Captain) Company C, of the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, Union Army

 

Samuel Looney Blevins (1832-1909) - (Private) 1st Tennessee Calvary, Company D, CSA

 

Hugh Torbett Vernon Blevins (1833-1926) - (Lt.) 1st Tennessee Calvary, Company D, CSA

 

Colonel Washington Corbitt (1834-1915) - (2nd Lt) Company E, 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment - CSA

 

Rev Henry Barkstill Jones (1837-1932) - (Private) Company K, 13th Tennessee Cavalry, Union Army

 

Monroe L Corbitt (1838-1921) - (Sergeant) Company E, 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment - CSA

 

Rev John London (1839-1923) - (Private) 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's), Company E, CSA

 

Jonathon Aldridge Long  (1842-1864) - (Private) 2nd Tennessee Infantry, Company C, Union Army. Died in Andersonville Conf. Prison, GA.

 

Martin Van Buren London (1842-1906) - (Private) MeKenzie's 5th Tennessee Cavalry, Company E - CSA

 

Mitchell A. Bassett (1842-1890) - (Private) 1st North Carolina Cavalry, Co G - CSA

 

James Frank Davis (1848-1918) - (Private) Company F, 14th Missouri Cavalry - Union Army

 World War I

Bolivar Tomas Recio  (1892-1981) Sgt. Sup Co. 316

 

Joseph Thomas Hubert Jones  (1894-1919) - (Private) B.M.G. BN 2nd Brigade, died in France

 

Matt Bassett Earl (1896-1952) (Private) Pvt 2 Wing Conc Brig AS

 

Harley Franklin Davis (1900-1943) US Army

 

 

 World War II

Harley Franklin Davis (1900-1943) Physician US Army

 

Norman I V Corbitt (1917-1944) died in France

 

James Roy London, Jr  (1922-1945) died in the Philippines

 

William Joseph London, Sr (1924-)

Korean War

James Donald Thompson, Sr  (1930-) - (Sergeant) US Marines

 

Jim Frank Davis (1930-) Corpsman, US Marines

Vietnam War

James Austin Benton (1948-1967) US Marines, died in Vietnam

 

Alan Cardell Chance US Army

The War in Iraq

 Matthew Joseph Vazquez US Navy