Sarah E. Thompson
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1838-1909
Greene County, Tennessee
Women of the War Index
| Sarah married Sylvanius H.Thompson and they had two children.In 1864, Sylvanius Thompson was killed by a Confederate soldier. Sarah Thompson continued her work for the Union, delivering dispatches and recruiting information to Union officers. She gave talks in the north about her experiences during the war. She died April 21, 1909 after being struck by an "electric car" in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. |
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