While My Country Is in Danger: The Life and Letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers

Foreword by Chris Calkins This biography of Richard S. Thompson, taken from his letters and diaries written during the campaigns of the 12th New Jersey Volunteers, highlights the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (Bliss Barn and the defense of Cemetery Ridge), Petersburg, Bristoe Station, and Reams’ Station. It includes extensive genealogy of the Thompson, Learning, and other Cape May, NJ families, and indexes over 350 individual’s names, including many of Thompson’s comrades in arms. 229 pgs, 6"x9", hardcover, Illustrations, Maps, Index, Notes, pH neutral paper.