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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 .
May 17, 2014 · By many accounts George Henry Thomas was one of the greatest military minds in American history. So why isn’t his name mentioned in the same breath as Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, George McArthur or George Patton?
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Stubborn and deliberate, General George Henry Thomas was one of the Union's most brilliant strategists. So why was he cheated by history?
Jan 12, 2024 · Major General George Henry Thomas was a prominent Union general who served primarily in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. George H. Thomas earned the nickname “Rock of Chickamauga” for leading a defensive stand at the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863).
May 31, 2023 · A Southerner, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas was a racist enslaver before the Civil War. But he fought for the Union because he prioritized his oath to defend the Constitution over state interests.
George H. Thomas (born July 31, 1816, Southampton county, Va., U.S.—died March 28, 1870, San Francisco) was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861–65), known as “the Rock of Chickamauga” after his unyielding defense in combat near that stream in northwestern Georgia in September 1863.
Nov 7, 2020 · Major General George H. Thomas was a noted Union commander during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Though a Virginian by birth, Thomas elected to remain loyal to the United States at the start of the Civil War.
