JAMES THOMPSON - 94th INFANTRYBURIED IN MONTREAL - James Thompson, a shoemaker who was born inMontreal in 1834, came to Plattsburgh to enlist. He was mustered in as aprivate on January 25, 1865, and went off to join the 94th Infantry nearPetersburg.The regiment had been in the field since August 1862 and had fought inmany major battles including Antietam in 1862 and Gettysburg in 1863 .In 1864, the 94th suffered over 300 casualties before they went intowinter quarters for a couple of months.James joined them while they were on hiatus and was mustered intoCompany K. A battle in February in 1865 left them with 40 casualtiesbefore they went on the Appomattox Campaign.During the first battle of the Campaign at White Oak Ridge, Jamesreceived a wound that resulted in the removal of his right arm at theshoulder joint. He spent the rest of the war in hospital.For the rest of his life, James spent his time between Montreal and theVeterans Hospital in Togas, ME. Almost every year he visited thehospital until he died in Montreal in 1885 while on a furlough fromTogas. He is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery.
