60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion)
60th Infantry Regiment [also called 3rd Regient, Wise Legion] was organized in August, 1861. The unit served in Field's, McCausland's, and T. Smith's Brigade. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and reported 31 killed and 173 wounded. Later it was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee and participated in numerous conflicts including the fight at Piedmont. The 60th took part in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and fought its last battle at Waynesborough. During mid-April, 1865, it disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Beuhring H. Jones and William H. Starke; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Corley, William A. Gilliam, George W. Hammond, J.W. Spaulding, John C. Summers, and W.A. Swank; and Majors William S. Rowan, James W. Sweeney, and Jacob N. Taylor.
Other THOMPSON's in this unit:
Thompson, John R.
Co D - Alleghany Rifles Private Private
Thompson, Oliver
Co B - Greenbrier Mountain Rifles Private Private
Thompson, Philip A.
Co D - Alleghany Rifles Private 1 Sergeant
Thompson, William
Co A - Beirne Sharpshooters Private Private