Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brigadier General William Thompson
1736 - 1781
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2026
1. Brigadier General William Thompson Marker
Erected 1987 by The Military Order of the World Wars, The Donegal Society of Wilkes-Barre, and The Gobin Guards of Carlisle.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 11.86′ N, 77° 11.289′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from South Bedford Street. Marker is on the fence surrounding Thompson's family plot in the Old Graveyard off South Street and Cemetery Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Molly Pitcher (a few steps from this marker); Carlisle Old Graveyard Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Hugh Henry Brackenridge (within shouting distance of this marker); General John Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson's Rifle Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John Armstrong (1717-1795) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Molly Pitcher (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.
Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 12, 2012
2. Brigadier General William Thompson Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009
3. Brigadier General William Thompson Marker
Looking north toward houses fronting South Street.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2026
4. Brigadier General William Thompson Grave Plot
Photographed by Larry Gertner, January 1, 2004
5. Brigadier General William Thompson gravesite
Brigadier General William Thompson
Born 1736 County Meath, Ireland
Died at Carlisle September 3, 1781
Commander Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion
1775-1776
The first Colonel of the U.S. Army
Placed in grateful memory by his fellow Americans
1987
The Thompson Battalion Memorial Project
Born 1736 County Meath, Ireland
Died at Carlisle September 3, 1781
Commander Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion
1775-1776
The first Colonel of the U.S. Army
Placed in grateful memory by his fellow Americans
1987
The Thompson Battalion Memorial Project
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,223 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 13, 2012, by Dave Kerr of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on February 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 4, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
