Father: John Watson Tripplet Thom
Mother: Abigail DeHart Mayo
1841 - M.D. degree , Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
04/11/1844 - Married Anne J. Parker, Hungar's Church, Northampton Co, VA
1850 - Practiced medicine, Eastville, Northampton Co, VA
1853 - Lived, Norfolk, VA (probably practicing medicine)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Northampton Co, VA
06/23/1861 - Signed contract as an Acting Asst. Surgeon with the 39th VA Infantry, Camp Huger, VA
09/12/1861 - Appointed Surgeon from VA
11/26/1861 - Surgeon, 39th VA Infantry
11/27/1861 - Assigned to temporary duty, 2nd AL Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/00/1862 - Surgeon, Hospital No.12 (Banner Hospital), Richmond, VA
04/23/1863 - Head of a Medical Examining Board, Richmond, VA
06/00/1863 - Surgeon-in-charge, Hospital No.12, Richmond, VA
07/20/1863 - Surgeon-in-charge, Jackson Hospital, 4th Division, Richmond, VA
07/22/1863 - In addition to his duties at General Hospital No.12, will report at the office of the Medical Director daily for duty at 1 p.m.
07/24/1863 - Relieved from duty at Hospital No. 12, Richmond, VA
08/28/1863 - Ordered to report to Surgeon J.S. Wellford, Brig. Gen. Custis Lee's Command for assignment to temporary duty
10/03/1863 - Relieved from duty on the Medical Examining Board at this office[Medical Director's Office, Richmond,VA]
10/22/1863 - Surgeon-in-charge, Jackson Hospital, 4th Division,Richmond, VA
10/27/1863 - Ordered to accompany 200 Federal prisoners on a Flag of Truce boat to City Point [VA] and to return the next evening with the same
number of paroled Confederates
11/09/1863 - "In addition to present duties, is assigned to the Special Ambulance duty in connection with the Ambulance Committee of Citizens of Richmond"
11/25/1863 - "Will hold himself in readiness to accompany the Ambulance Committee to the field in accordance with orders received from the Surgeon General."
01/25/1864 - On [an examining] board to go to the Penitentiary to examine and make recommendations
02/13/1864 - "In addition to his present duties will report to Surgeon Wellford,Examining Board, at this office [Medical Director's Office, Richmond, VA] for temporary duty"
06/03/1864 - Under orders of the Secretary of War, on duty connected with the Medical Purveying Department, Houston, TX
09/09/1864 - Surgeon, Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA
11/00/1864 - Surgeon-in-charge, Jackson Hospital, 4th Division, Richmond, VA
02/00/1865 - Surgeon, Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA
04/03/1865 - Captured while working in a hospital, Richmond, VA
04/16/1865 - Paroled, Richmond,VA
1870,1874,1880,1886,1890,1893, - Practiced medicine, Eastville, Northampton Co, VA
05/12/1899 - Died at the home of his son, Alfred P. Thom, 380 Freemason Street, Norfolk, VA

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/13/2011. Unpublished database.