Robert Thompson

Historian

Robert Thompson is a Civil War historian living in the St. Louis, Missouri area. A former career military officer, he has a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Texas Tech University, and was a Distinguished Graduate of American Military University, from which he holds a graduate degree in Military Studies-Civil War. His articles have been published in America’s Civil War and Military History magazines, and he has contributed book reviews to Michigan State University’s H-Net/Civil War Web site.

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