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George Henry Thomas
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Embattled Virginian
1. Young George (1816-1840)
2. First Duties (1840-1845)
3. “Under Fire” in Mexico and Virginia (1845-1848)
4. New Frontiers (1848-1854)
5. The West Beckons (1854-1860)
6. Duty Calls (1860-1861)
7. Keeping the Blue in the Bluegrass (August 1861 - January 1862)
8. A Difficult Interlude (February 1862 - January 1863)
9. “The Rock of Chickamauga” (February - October 1863)
10. Redemption at Missionary Ridge (October 1863 - January 1864)
11. The “Wheel Horse” Pulls for Atlanta (February-September 1864)
12. Biding Time in Tennessee (September - December 1864)
13. The “Sledge” Hammers Hood (December 15-31, 1864)
14. A Different Kind of War (January - May 1865)
15. An Exasperating Peace (May 1865 - December 1866)
16. Final Stages (1867 - 1868)
17. Thomas’s Last Battles (1869-1870)
Epilogue: What History Has Done
Appendix A. Military Milestones and Principal Responsibilities
Appendix B. George Thomas’s Military Divisio
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George Henry Thomas
American army general (1816–1870)
For other people named George Thomas, see George Thomas (disambiguation).
George Henry Thomas | |
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Thomas c. 1855–65 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Rock of Chickamauga," "Sledge of Nashville," "Slow Trot Thomas," "Old Slow Trot," "Pap" |
| Born | (1816-07-31)July 31, 1816 Newsom's Depot, Virginia, US |
| Died | March 28, 1870(1870-03-28) (aged 53) San Francisco, California, US |
| Buried | Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1840–1870 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | XIV Corps Army of the Cumberland Military Division of the Pacific |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Lucretia Kellogg, m. 1852 |
| Signature | |
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
Thomas served in the Mexican–American War, and despite being a Virginian whose home state would join the Confe
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George Thomas
Although only twice in chief command of a field army during battle — Mill Springs, Kentucky, near the war’s beginning, and Nashville, Tennessee, near its end — Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas played a significant role in shaping the war beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
Thomas was born into a slaveholding family on a Virginia plantation just north of the North Carolina border in 1816. At the age of 20, he received an appointment to West Point, where his significantly younger peers called him “Old Tom.” He graduated in 1840, 12th in his class, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in Company D, 3rd U.S. Artillery.
During the Mexican-American War, Thomas served with distinction alongside fellow artillerist Braxton Bragg, whom he would face across many battlefields two decades later. After the close of hostilities, Thomas was appointed instructor of cavalry and artillery under academy superintendent Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Thomas did not resign his commission in the U.S. Army, despite the offer of several prominent commissions in the
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