(360) 927-3234, Thompson was the last one to see Custer alive, gallop away a short distance to look around, a flat beside the river with a ford at the lower end, the Little Bighorn River ran hard against the bluffs, horsemen with Seventh Cavalry guidons climbing the bluffs above, Custer's Last Fight, The Experience of a Private in the Custer Massacre. How were we going to transport our wounded? Gathered from those who lived during the same time period, were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. The Sargeant told me of the hopelessness of the undertaking telling me if I should ever attempt to make the trip I would never get back alive. See Sioux and Cheyenne Military Tactics for more info.] I started on looking back once in a while to see if the Indians were coming. Round and round rode the savages in a seemingly tireless circle. "Get out of here," he cried, And do your duty!". The loss of blood and the lack of water made me so dizzy that I reeled and f ell and lay unheeded. I had not gone far before I became aware of the fact that I had company. He said, "This is our only weak and unprotected point and should the Indians succeed in passing this in any force they would soon end the matter as far as we are concerned." The men composing the four with myself were Fitzgerald [Pvt. We followed the trail for several hundred feet, then forced our way through the brush and with our revolvers cocked, lying at our feet and our guns in our hands we waited and watched for their appearance. The Indians while fighting remained mounted, the cavalry dismounted. [2] Together with the Jamaican educator-missionaries, Alexander Worthy Clerk and Catherine Mulgrave, George Thompson was a co-founder and the first principal of the all boys middle boarding school, the Salem School, Osu, established in November 1843. Click here for Thompson's full account of his experiences at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. [19] Riis and other Basel missionaries almost gave up on the initiative as finding the right fit of missionaries. See more , [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peter_Thompson. So I would not have to make so many trips. My action would have been justified by the law, as it would have been an act of self defense. [3] In December 1846, it was disclosed through mutual watchfulness and reporting to superiors by a co-worker that Thompson was having multiple extra-marital affairs with the Ga-Dangme women at Christiansborg and allegedly with three girls at the school. While I was meditating on the meanness of human nature, I saw Capt. ", After the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Thompson "participated in the Northern Cheyenne Campaigh 1878 Honorable Discharge 1880 Homesteaded Alzada, Montana 1890 Married September 21 1904 to Ruth Boicourt, two children, Susan and Peter Jr.
George Michael Peter (1750-1825) - Find a Grave Memorial And he did and gradually left me behind. After arriving there I took inventory of my ammunition. As such, the church became known as the rural or bush church. Beyond the village was a black mass of ponies grazing on the short green grass. [Note: the accounts of Arikara scouts Soldier and an Anonymous Ree Scout both reported seeing Seventh Cavalry troopers kicking their downed horses just before the battle was about to begin.] While meditating upon the combination of circumstances which had brought me into this unhappy condition, I looked ahead and saw Watson, but was unable to overtake him slow as he was going. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Louis, MS. We all knew that the Indians never fought after night fall. While wondering as to my next move, I was suddenly brought to myself with the question, "Where are you going? Then it would almost die out until some more dead or wounded were brought in, this would put fresh vigor into their lungs. We were in a very precarious condition. While I was thus engaged and when Watson had forded to the middle of the stream, I heard the crack of three rifles which caused me to straighten up quickly and look around to see what the trouble was.
George Peter Thompson - Unionpedia, the concept map George Thompson (Tip, Tipper, Brute Force) Position: Shooting Guard and Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg) . [2][8][13][14] The trio were the pioneer mission school masters. Additionally, Thompson provides the last look at Custer alive; he shows that Indians used captured Cavalry bugles, as Roman Nose did at the Battle of Beecher's Island; and he describes the clever "stationary wheel" technique they employed in their attack on Custer, as well as its withering effect on the Americans: Round and round rode the savages in a seemingly tireless circle. In addition to describing the valiant actions he participated in, Thompson's account contains a lot of significant detail, such as the fatigue of Custer's men and their horses as they rode into battle (Thompson got separated from Custer because his mount gave out). Although my thirst was great, I did not stop to take a drink until I landed amidst my fellow soldiers. I told him that I could not bring myself to believe such would be the case but Watson persisted in his conviction and said, "It's no use talking, they are going to get the worst of it." With few exceptions, the soldiers performed their duty with great bravery and determination. [2] After much probing, Thompson admitted to these affairs which violated his Basel Mission contract. From the 1850s to the 1950s, Salem alumni were active in public life and elite society, and formed the upper crust in the Gold Coast colonial social hierarchy.[8]. Curley, a young Crow scout, would leave the command within the next ten minutes to take news of the battle to General Terry." For eight years, Riis remained on the Gold Coast but the missionary endeavour was unsuccessful. He must have gone thence directly to his command. The silence was suddenly broken by a loud command given by a hostile chief, which was followed by a terrific volley and a great many of our horses and mules passed over the range. The red devils seemed determined to crush us. Water was not to be had for love or money. I wandered to the edge of the bluff overlooking the village. I was too astonished for a moment to even speak or move, but when I did regain my speech I used it to the best advantage as that was all the weapon I had. [8] Several parts of the town were destroyed.
George Peter Thompson - Wikipedia There's even a fairly reasonable -- or at least plausible -- explanation for the story of Custer taking a shot at Jackson. [1][16][18] As more Basel missionaries were recruited for the mission, the burden of administrator increased. [1][2][7] Thompson was part of the Basel Mission team led by Danish missionary, Andreas Riis that recruited 24 West Indian missionaries from Jamaica and Antigua in 1843, to aid the work of the society. The trail we were on ran through a thick clump of bushes, and we put our best foot first in order to gain its shelter. The sight of this increased our courage. No one was more hostile to Thompson, though, than Walter Mason Camp, the most rigidly wrong-headed of the early American collectors of eye-witness accounts of the battle. [21] Accompanying them was Thompson's new wife, Catherine Mulgrave, an Angolan-born, Jamaican trained mission schoolteacher who later ran a girls school in Christiansborg. While the hottest of the fight was going on and the tide of battle seemed to be against us, our doctor dropped his bandages, and grasping a gun started toward the skirmish line. [Note: this may be when Spotted Calf killed an officer with his tomahawk, as Foolish Elk recounted.]. So leaving the trail I ran down the hill at full speed and came to a place where there was a deep cut with steep sides that I would not have dared to face had I been able to check myself in time. After we began to climb the hill, I found my strength was giving out, and in spite of the fact that we were in full view of the Indians, I laid down to rest and all my entreaties for Watson to go on and save himself were fruitless. Some of the blankets were stamped with the large letters I.D. I knew that if anyone needed such an implement they were liable to take it. He pointed down the stream, put spurs to his horse and disappeared at the ford, never uttering a word. Find your friends on Facebook. I was determined to make the eff ort nevertheless, and looked around for a canteen. The night of June 25, Lt. Charles DeRudio thought he saw Capt. Standing on the opposite bank of the river and at the very point we wished to gain were three Indians, with their smoking rifles in their hands. He said he was sick. Actually, these aren't "impossible" either. Tony, for that was the man's name, was lying in the place best suited for the shelter and the men called to him to get out of the way. She must have noticed the movement for she made a short circle around us, ran over the bank, crossed the river, and disappeared in the village. Had it not been for the watchfulness of our men, they certainly would have got the best o f us. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Later, other Salem schools were established in Abetifi, Ada Foah, Kyebi, La, Nsaba, Odumase, Peki, Teshie. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Sessing had gone to Cape Mount, Liberia in 1826 as a Basel missionary to set up a religious station or outpost but was unable to win any Christian converts as the natives viewed Christianity as a Western religion. See Mysteries of the Little Bighorn for more info. English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name, Both forms are common in Ireland. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. See Photos. A short distance from me was a man belonging to Company A. [1][4] A missionary wife and educator, Rosina Widmann, ne Binder, (1826-1908) saw him as "a bad person," insinuating that he was the embodiment of a brutish man [] dangerously unworthy to be part of the mission. Binder's husband, Johann Widmann questioned his aptitude as a teacher. Watson kept himself during the time of our concealment buried in deep thought. The noise they made resembled the howling of a coyote and the squealing of a cat. When he saw my maneauvers, he took aim at me and shot. With a long sweep of my kettle upstream I succeeded in getting plenty of sand and a little water. The numbered items below are in chronological order, and correspond to the numbers on the "Peter Thompson at the Little Bighorn Map," shown above. We had no use for firewood if we could have gotten it, as we had no water to cook with, hence our wounded were deprived of the comforts that a sick man needs. Benteen dash into the midst of our horses and drive out several men who were hiding and skulking about them. We did not feel any way alarmed on their account for we felt able to cope with that number. Is this "impossible"? [2], They also had with them donkeys, horses, mulls and other animals and agricultural seeds and cuttings such as mango seedlings which they were going to introduce to the Gold Coast food economy. George Peter Thompson (age 81) is listed at 8755 Sheraton Dr Miramar, Fl 33025-2707 and has no political party affiliation. Choose an image or drop one here. So here's a belated salute to a great American, Peter Thompson: he was courageous in battle, and courageous in telling America the truth about the battle afterwards. I was anxious to save him and if I did I must act quickly. This was good news to me. [2] Thompson had another affair which was discovered in June 1849. So, loading my carbine which was done in a moment, I took aim at him as he turned to go to his pony which was about thirty feet back of him on a slight elevation winding up his rawhide rope as he did so, I fired, but missed him because Watson who was on the line with the Indian made a movement which distracted my aim. Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS [1] ( / tmsn /; 3 May 1892 - 10 September 1975) was a British physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognized for his discovery of the wave properties of the electron by electron diffraction.
Medal of Honor winner Peter Thompson was the last Seventh Cavalry trooper to get out of George A. Custer's doomed command alive. Our horses and mules were cuddled together in one confused mass. [Note: Thompson did not overplay the dramatically dangerous nature of his situation after he was left behind by his Seventh Cavarly comrades. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees.
Peter George Thompson Profiles | Facebook John Fitzgerald], Brennan [Pvt. On the top of the bluff just where we desired to go there were seated three Indians with their ponies but a short distance behind them. [14][15][18] The Caribbean recruits also brought new seedlings with them: cocoa, coffee, breadnut, breadfruit, guava, yam, cassava, plantains, cocoyam, banana and pear. On hearing me, he checked up his horse and looked around. Join Facebook to connect with George Peter Thompson and others you may know. He told me he had gone to the river for water and when he was coming up from the bed of the river with two kettles filled with water, a volley had been fired at him, one of the bullets hitting him and breaking his leg below the knee, the others riddling his kettles. Both Brennan and Fitzgerald survived. Knowing that in my condition I was useless, I looked around to see if I could find anyone who could direct me to a surgeon. No images were found for this exact name.
George Thompson - Basketball-Reference.com When God created the world, He made the Book (Bible) for the European and animism (fetish) for the African, but if you could show us some Africans who could read the Bible, then we would surely follow you. [4][5][19] The paramount chief's address gave Riis and the Basel Mission a philosophical message to ponder. Hearing an oath behind me, I looked back and saw my comrade Watson trying to get his horse on its feet. Wishing to have company, I was about to call for him to stop, but happily for me I did not, for I saw the reason why Watson, for such he proved to be, turned aside. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name, Both forms are common in Ireland. They passed my hiding place without seeing me and made their way toward the river. ", And Custer was riding ahead of his men with scout Fred Gerard minutes before Reno's attack when he encountered a group of Seventh Cavalry scouts at the "Lone Tepee." The animals the scouts had they had captured from the Sioux. Emigrated to the United States 1865, settled with his parents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylyania. I mounted my horse again but found that a staggering walk was all I could get out of him. I finished putting on my spurs, mounted my horse again, and rode on after my company, but my progress was very slow. I made up my mind to climb to the top of the bank and let drive at our painted friend. All the information was extracted from Wikipedia, and it's available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. *George Thompson was born on this date in 1804. [5] In a conversation with Jove, the paramount chieftain of the Bassa ethnic peoples of coastal Liberia, Sessing recalled the king reiterating the widely held notion in nineteenth century colonial West Africa that the Bible was a book for Europeans while fetish or idolatry was central to African traditional beliefs. George Peter Thompson (1819-1889) was a Liberian-born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. Born in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota on 16 Apr 1875 to John Thompson and Carin Olson. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. As I gained the rise of ground that commanded a view of the village, river and surrounding country I saw a small group of men examining an object lying on the ground which I found to be an Indian bedecked in all his war paint, which goes to make up a part of their apparent courage and fierce appearance. We knew we were surrounded by Indians and we would be very fortunate if we escaped at all. When we stepped out into the trail at the head of the advancing column, it was about five o'clock in the afternoon. Then others may ask why we did not go sooner. Thomas McDougall] Sargeant Knipe then told me that my horse had been found and was in charge of Fitzgerald, the horse farrier. "Twenty dollars," said a third and so the bidding went on as at an auction. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. My answer is, a sense of duty, and love for our comrades in arms. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name, Both forms are common in Ireland. George Peter Thompson (1819-1889) was a Liberian -born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. He gave me a strange look and turned his horse around and rode towards the rear, leaving me to shift for myself. Summarize this article for a 10 years old, George Peter Thompson (18191889) was a Liberian-born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Thompson became the sole director of the school. I threw open the breech lock of my carbine to throw the shell out, but it was stuck fast. 16 Apr 1875 - Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, 7 Jun 1953 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. I thought of the ravine which was cleared by eleven brave men and hoped that I might be able to make my way to the river by that route. Peter Thompson was an American who put his life on the line for his comrades and his country -- and received the Medal of Honor for his valor -- but that hasn't stopped America from turning him into non-person in order to preserve its cherished, comfortable self-deceptions. Calhoun and 2nd Lieut. [1][5][13][14] They agreed to go to the West Indies to find qualified Afro-Caribbean Christian missionaries who could perhaps adapt quickly to the West African climate. So we started in the proposed direction. After the disappearance of Custer and his men, I felt that I was in a terrible predicament to be left practically alone in an enemy's country, leading a horse practically useless. After he joined me, we had a consultation as to the best course for us to pursue. The plan we had mapped out for ourselves was to climb the right bank of the river and gain the trail of the cavalry and then, if possible, join our company. The episode described by Thompson is fleeting, but because of it most conventional scholars of the battle have dismissed much or all of what Thompson had to say. Custer was well versed in several Indian languages. The unexpected bonus in Thompson's tale is that he may reveal what Curley was up to when he vanished just before the start of the Custer fight -- and why he was always evasive about what happened at the river. The squaws and papooses now kept howling without intermission. Our plan was for Watson to cross the river first to show how deep the water was. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Watson still being some distance ahead of me. We managed to secret ourselves in a bend of the river, which turned like the letter S, and gave us running water on three sides of us. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. By this time it was quite dark; I could plainly see several large fires which the Indians had built. George Peter Thompson (18191889) was a Liberian-born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. It seemed as if it would be impossible to dislodge them. "Then," said he, "Charge down there and drive them out." The Life Summary of Peter. I turned around and made my way through the midst of several citizen packers who accompanied us on our expedition. This was actually an extremely BAD idea, but while they were cruising the banks of the river looking for a ford (see Peter Thompson Detail Map, #13), Thompson said he and Watson stumbled upon Custer and one of Custer's Crow scouts in the midst of some kinky business with a Sioux woman on a tether. I told him I was too good a runner for that. 80+ George Peter Thompson Stewartville, MN View Full Report MAY GO BY Georg Thompson USED TO LIVE IN Stewartville, MN RELATED TO Carla Ann Thompson Phone | Address | Email AGE 80+ George Byron Thompson Rochester, MN (Northern Heights) View Full Report MAY GO BY Georg Thompson USED TO LIVE IN Rochester, MN Tucson, AZ Los Angeles, CA RELATED TO It does not take very long to expend that amount of ammunition especially when fighting against great odds. "Well," I thought, "I will get along anyway." But this soon passed out of my mind, as there was always something going on which attracted my attention. We looked to see if the horse was still there but there was no trace of it; no doubt it had passed into the hands of the Indians. He released my hand and seemed satisfied and then I began to realize what the promise I had made meant. Finckle had already missed the chance to carry Custer's last order -- and live -- because his mount was giving out.]. The first man we recognized was Sargeant Knipe [Sgt. See Who Killed Custer -- Part 11 "War Crime Time" for more info.]. Fortunately I was not armed or I would have committed an act that I would have been sorry for afterwards. He had managed to make his way under cover of the ravine to the place where I found him. I was glad to see him safe, it gave me renewed courage, and we hoped that we would soon be entirely safe. I had gotten so far without being hit that I thought I was going to get through safe, but as I was entering the mouth of the ravine, a volley was fired by the Indians who occupied it and over I tumbled shot through the right hand and arm. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. On our part we never expended a cartridge unless we were sure that the body of an Indian was in sight. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. [5][13][14][18], In 1842, the Home Committee selected the newly minted missionaries, Thompson, Johann Georg Widmann (1814 1876) and the assistant missionary, Hermann Halleur to go to the then British and Danish-controlled West Indies to recruit black Moravian Christians. The ping of the bullets and the groaning and struggling of the wounded horses was oppressive. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. [2][3], As the only ethnically African member of the Basel Mission, Thompson faced alienation from his European colleagues. Again we were sent to cover by the approach of more Indians. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. I do not know how long I lay there, but I have a faint recollection of being turned and my gun taken from me. He was also the first African to be educated in Europe by the mission and subsequently, the first African to be consecrated and ordained a Basel missionary. You have been staying among us all along for a short time only. I now heard the clatter of hoofs behind me. The Indians had been pouring in volleys upon us long before I had been awakened and they were still at it. George Peter Thompson (1819-1889) was a Liberian-born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. The commotion in the village had subsided; the signs of life were few; it appeared to me that it was deserted, so quiet and deathlike was the stillness. [5][8] The Christian quarter of the town had the church, the school and other buildings. My spurs having been poorly fastened came off again, and seeing a pair lying on the trail, I got off my horse to secure them. Few of them returned but they had accomplished their object. [13][14][19][21] A brief welcome event was organised by the Basel Mission at the Christiansborg Castle and the team was received by Edvard James Arnold Carstensen, the Danish Governor at the time, together with George Lutterodt, a personal friend of Andreas Riis who had earlier been Acting Governor of the Gold Coast. My next trip to the river was taken with more courage. Beside him, I saw Sergeant Finkle [Sgt. For instance, the sequence of physical landmarks described by Thompson almost exactly matchs the actual landscape of lower Medicine Tail Coulee and the adjacent Little Bighorn River (see detail map left and full map above). Geburtstag von Margret Kraul", "The Provenance of Catherine Mulgrave Zimmermann: Methodological Considerations", "THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA", "Bischoff.no Bischoff.no is the personal blog of Eirik Anfinsen co-founder of Cymra, anthropologist, and general tech-enthusiast", "Andreas Riis: a lifetime of colonial drama", "Akyem Abuakwa Presbytery Youth: PCG History", "Brief History Of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana", "A short centenary sketch: the settlement of West Indian Immigrants on the Gold Coast under the Auspices of the Basel Mission 1843-1943 - BM Archives", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Peter_Thompson&oldid=1107962918, This page was last edited on 1 September 2022, at 19:36. Capt. Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. And thus we were brought to the fording place near the center of the village. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Watson cast a last fond look at his horse and then we started on our perilous journey. They later married in Jamaica on 11 December 1842 before they sailed to the Gold Coast with the rest of the Basel missionaries and Caribbean recruits in February 1843. George Peter Thompson Birth 23 Oct 1894. P.O. Copyright 1973 - 2020 by Bruce Brown and BF Communications Inc. Astonisher, Astonisher.com, Conversations With Crazy Horse, 100 Voices, Who Killed Custer?, The Winter Count of Crazy Horse's Life, and Mysteries of the Little Bighorn are trademarks of BF Communications Inc. BF Communications Inc. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. 1946 - Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Moreover, the Caribbean missionaries would prove to the Gold Coast locals that Christianity was indeed practised by all and sundry irrespective of ethnic heritage. With a cry of rage he drew his revolver from beneath his overcoat and taking aim at me he told me to skip or he would put a hole through me. Scourge after the indigenes refused to pay the newly imposed poll-tax. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Harrington. But there was something that made us move sooner than I wished; a large body of Indians had crossed the river and were coming across the flat toward the hill we were climbing. [2], In 1845, Andreas Riis, as a disciplinarian, suspended and placed on probation Thompson who had an alleged extra-marital affair with two women.
George Peter Thompson's Florida Voter Registration I answered, "If you don't get off your horse at once, you will get shot." I gave them the other canteen and told them that if they should not require all the water that I would like it to be passed around to some other wounded ones lying close by, which was so done. I made up my mind that all but one shot should be fired at the Indians, and that one would go into my head, for I had determined never to be taken alive.
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