Captain Thomas Drummond

Thomas Drummond (1832-1865) was a legislator, abolitionist, and soldier. Raised in eastern Ohio, he moved to Iowa, where he served in the General Assembly and secured the location of the State Asylum for the Blind at Vinton. As editor of the Vinton Eagle, he was an outspoken opponent of slavery. During the Civil War, he was appointed to the 5th U.S. Cavalry, where he commanded George Armstrong Custer and fought at First Bull Run, Stoneman's Raid during Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. On April 1, 1865, at the decisive Battle of Five Forks, he was mortally wounded. Returned to St. Clairsville, he was buried beside his mother Harriett Green Drummond.

St. Clairsville, Ohio · United States