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Note: Mt Lebanon Cemetery is on state rd 58 2miles sw of French Lick
John Thompson was a Civil War veteran.
He was injured while in the army at Paducah, Kentucky by explosion of smoking pipe charged with gun powder. He suffered burns to the eyes and was blind later in life from this. John lived in Crawford County until 1894 then he moved to Branchville, Perry County, then to Orange County in 1906.
John K. Thompson enrolled as a private in Company H, 23rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers at Alton, Indiana on the 16th day of July, 1861. He was mustered into the military service at New Albany, Indiana on July 27th, 1861, for 3 years, at age 21. The 23 Regiment left Indiana for Paducah, Kentucky on August 15, 1861, there until February, 1862.
Demonstrated from Paducah to Columbus, Kentucky Nov., 7-9, 1861. Moved to Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 12-15, 1862. Expedition toward Purdy and operations about Crumps Landing, Tennessee, March 9-14. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Mississippi April 29- May 30. March to Purdy then to Bolivar, Tenn. and duty there till September. March to Iuka, Miss., Sept. 1-20. Duty in District of Jackson till Nov. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign Nov. 2, 1862 to Jan. 10, 1863. Reconnaissance from Lagrange Nov 8-9, 1862. Moved to Memphis Jan. 20, 1863 then to Lake Providence, La. Feb 21 and to Millikens Bend, La., April 17. Passage to Vicksburg and Warrenton Batteries April, 22. Movement on Bruinsburg and Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1. Bayou Pierre, May 3, Ingraham's Heights May 3. Bruinsburg May 6. Battle of Raymond May 12. Jackson May 14, Battle of Champions Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4, assault on Vicksburg on May 19 & 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4 and duty there until February 1864.
Expedition to Monroe, La. Aug 20- Sept 2, 1863. Operation about Natchez Dec. 1-10. Meridian Campaign Feb. 3-March 2, 1864. Moved to Birds Point, Mo then to Clifton, Tennessee, then marched to Ackworth, Georgia, May 5-8. Atlanta Campaign June 9 to Sept. 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 to July 2. Assault on Kenesaw on June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoocchie River July 5-17. Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20-21. Siege of Atlanta July 22- August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro, Aug. 25-30, Battle of Jonesboro Aug 31- Sept. 1. Lovejoy Station Sept. 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama Sept 29- Nov. 3. Shadow Church and Westbrook, near Fairburn Oct. 1-3. March to the Sea, Nov. 15- Dec. 10. Ball's Ferry and Georgia Central Railroad Bridge, Oconee River, November 23-25. Siege of Savannah Dec. 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas, January to April, 1865. Pocotaligo, S.C., Jan 14. Salkehatchie Swamp, Feb. 2-5. Rivers Bridge Feb. 3. South Edisto River Feb 9. Orangeburg Feb 12-13, Columbia Feb. 16-17, Fayetteville, N.C. March 11, Battle of Bentonville, March 19-21, Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raliegh April 10-14, occupation of Raliegh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army.
March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29- May 19. Grand Review May 24, 1865. Moved to Louisville, June and duty there until July 23, mustered out July 23, 1865.
This Regiment lost 217 men, 4 officers and 68 enlisted men killed, 2 officers and 143 enlisted men by disease.
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