The following publications contain information about Peter Thompson:

Article: "Custer's Last Fight" • Lead Daily Call • Lead, South Dakota • March 2, 1914 • Page 5.

Article: "Noted Army Officers Coming" • Lead Daily Call • Lead, South Dakota • June 1, 1914 • Page 7.

Article: "Custer Battle Fought Again with Veterans of Fray on Sidelines" • The Pierce County (North Dakota) Tribune • July 1, 1926 • Page 1.

Article: "Mystery Along Rosebud Creek" by Douglas W. Ellison • On August 3, 1876, troops, including Little Bighorn survivors, made a startling discovery, the bodies of a cavalryman and his horse. • Greasy Grass, Annual of the Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association, Vol. 17, May 2001.

Article: "First Sergeant Lemuel Edwin Bobo: Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry" by Timothy E. Bradshaw, Jr. • Greasy Grass, Annual of the Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association • Vol. 28 • May 2012.

Article: "Countian earned Medal of Honor at Battle of the Little Bighorn" by Bob Fulton • The Indiana Gazette • June 28, 2020 • Accessed June 28, 2020.

 

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Photos Courtesy of Scott Nelson

Masonic Section, West Cemetery, Lead, South Dakota

It is a fairly large cemetery built on a hill, and Thompson is not easy to find unless you know where to look. As Scott Nelson reported, "I was out there in March and April and both times there was about 3 feet of snow still in the cemetery. I drove out there on the 4th of July and finally found it and snapped some photos."