George Henry Thomas

[Jim Klag]

March 28, 1870 - General George Henry Thomas, (USA) dies at 53 in San Francisco, CA.

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.

www.battlefields.org

 

[Jim Klag]

Catching Up With "Old Slow Trot"

Stubborn and deliberate, General George Henry Thomas was one of the Union's most brilliant strategists. So why was he cheated by history?

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Jim Klag]

The Rock of Chickamauga: Major General George H. Thomas

General George H. Thomas was a noted commander of Southern birth who fought for the Union and earned fame at the Battles of Chickamauga and Nashville.

www.thoughtco.com

 

[Joshism]

I was intrigued to recently come across a man born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in the 1870s named George Thomas Lackey. Though Gen. Thomas' family disowned him for standing by the Union clearly not all Virginians felt the same way.