Thomas William Humphrey Explained

Thomas W. Humphrey
Birth Date:	1835
Death Date:	June 10, 1864
Birth Place:	Bainbridge, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Battlefield of Brice's Cross Roads, near Baldwyn, Mississippi
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	Union Army
Branch Label:	Branch
Rank:	Colonel, U.S.V. Brigadier general, U.S.V. (posthumous)
Battles:	American Civil War Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
Battles Label:	Battles

Thomas William Humphrey (1835–1864) was an American volunteer officer in the Union Army (United States Volunteers) during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads.^[1]

Civil War

Thomas Humphrey, of the 90th Illinois Infantry Regiment, WAS among the list of wounded from Sherman's army, transferred to Nashville, Tennessee in June 1864.^[2] He was killed in action at the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads.^[3]

See also

• List of American Civil War generals (Union)
• 95th Illinois Infantry Regiment

External links

• Masters, Dan (December 6, 2020). "Wiped Out at Guntown: a private's view of Brice's Crossroads". Dan Masters' Civil War Chronicles. Blogger. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
• "Thomas William Humphrey (1835–1864)". Find a Grave. January 26, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holdzkom . Roslyn . Sellars . Linda . Hart . Laura . June 2021 . William Thomas Humphrey Papers, 1848–1864 . February 8, 2023 . Wilson Library – UNC-Chapel Hill.
2. News: June 18, 1864 . The War in Georgia / List of sick and wounded, &c. . . February 8, 2023.
3. News: June 23, 1864 . The Fight Near Guntown, Miss. / Col. Thomas W. Humphrey Killed . 2 . . February 8, 2023.