∼Thomas was the first of four children of Joaquim and Margaret Crawford (Cruse) Bishop. Thomas and his siblings are listed in order of their birth below:
Thomas Handford (1833-1863)-Died serving in the GAR in the Battle of Chattanooga
Samuel Cruse (1835-1900)
Mary Ann (1840-1894)
James W. A. (1843-1863)- Wounded and captured by the Confederates in the Battle of Fredericksburg, he died in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
The 1850 US Census indicates that Thomas was working as a machinist. It is likely that he was assisting his father in his platinum business.
On December 21, 1853, Thomas married Sarah V. R. Watson in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
In 1860, Thomas was a Machinist in Camden, N.J. He and his wife now had two daughters; Florence, born in 1854 and Louisa, born in 1857.
When the American Civil War began, Thomas enlisted as a Corporal in the Union Army, Company D, 16th Regiment, US Infantry . This unit was composed of volunteers from the State of New Jersey.
Thomas was killed in September 1863 in the First Battle in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
∼The military record indicates the Corporal Thomas H. Bishop, 16th U.S. Infantry, Co D, 3rd Battalion, died of disease at Cowan, Tenn., 4 August 1863.
Thomas Handford (1833-1863)-Died serving in the GAR in the Battle of Chattanooga
Samuel Cruse (1835-1900)
Mary Ann (1840-1894)
James W. A. (1843-1863)- Wounded and captured by the Confederates in the Battle of Fredericksburg, he died in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
The 1850 US Census indicates that Thomas was working as a machinist. It is likely that he was assisting his father in his platinum business.
On December 21, 1853, Thomas married Sarah V. R. Watson in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
In 1860, Thomas was a Machinist in Camden, N.J. He and his wife now had two daughters; Florence, born in 1854 and Louisa, born in 1857.
When the American Civil War began, Thomas enlisted as a Corporal in the Union Army, Company D, 16th Regiment, US Infantry . This unit was composed of volunteers from the State of New Jersey.
Thomas was killed in September 1863 in the First Battle in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
∼The military record indicates the Corporal Thomas H. Bishop, 16th U.S. Infantry, Co D, 3rd Battalion, died of disease at Cowan, Tenn., 4 August 1863.
∼Thomas was the first of four children of Joaquim and Margaret Crawford (Cruse) Bishop. Thomas and his siblings are listed in order of their birth below:
Thomas Handford (1833-1863)-Died serving in the GAR in the Battle of Chattanooga
Samuel Cruse (1835-1900)
Mary Ann (1840-1894)
James W. A. (1843-1863)- Wounded and captured by the Confederates in the Battle of Fredericksburg, he died in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
The 1850 US Census indicates that Thomas was working as a machinist. It is likely that he was assisting his father in his platinum business.
On December 21, 1853, Thomas married Sarah V. R. Watson in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
In 1860, Thomas was a Machinist in Camden, N.J. He and his wife now had two daughters; Florence, born in 1854 and Louisa, born in 1857.
When the American Civil War began, Thomas enlisted as a Corporal in the Union Army, Company D, 16th Regiment, US Infantry . This unit was composed of volunteers from the State of New Jersey.
Thomas was killed in September 1863 in the First Battle in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
∼The military record indicates the Corporal Thomas H. Bishop, 16th U.S. Infantry, Co D, 3rd Battalion, died of disease at Cowan, Tenn., 4 August 1863.
Thomas Handford (1833-1863)-Died serving in the GAR in the Battle of Chattanooga
Samuel Cruse (1835-1900)
Mary Ann (1840-1894)
James W. A. (1843-1863)- Wounded and captured by the Confederates in the Battle of Fredericksburg, he died in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
The 1850 US Census indicates that Thomas was working as a machinist. It is likely that he was assisting his father in his platinum business.
On December 21, 1853, Thomas married Sarah V. R. Watson in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
In 1860, Thomas was a Machinist in Camden, N.J. He and his wife now had two daughters; Florence, born in 1854 and Louisa, born in 1857.
When the American Civil War began, Thomas enlisted as a Corporal in the Union Army, Company D, 16th Regiment, US Infantry . This unit was composed of volunteers from the State of New Jersey.
Thomas was killed in September 1863 in the First Battle in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
∼The military record indicates the Corporal Thomas H. Bishop, 16th U.S. Infantry, Co D, 3rd Battalion, died of disease at Cowan, Tenn., 4 August 1863.
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