Hugh T. Harrington

The Narratives of Thomas Clarkson Thompson 1860-1938

About the book The Narratives of Thomas Clarkson Thompson 1860-1938

Thomas Clarkson Thompson was the son of Hugh Smith Thompson and Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson. Born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1860, Thompson grew up during Reconstruction. In his narratives, he leaves a poignant account of the difficult times after the Civil War. Later, he rubs shoulders with Presidents, Generals, Andrew Carnegie and Joel Chandler Harris. Most memorably, he describes in detail his struggle with the "White Caps" (Ku Klux Klan) in Georgia.

Table of Contents

Ancestor Chart
Hugh Smith Thompson and Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson Descendants
My Parents, Grandparents, and Early Memories of the Civil War and Reconstruction By Thomas Clarkson Thompson
Falsely Arrested at Age 14
Decorating Confederate Graves
The Elections in South Carolina
Joel Chandler Harris
President Grover Cleveland
President Theodore Roosevelt
Trip on Lady Dufferin, 1880
Andrew Carnegie
The Ku Klux Klan
Afterword
Name Index

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