George H. Thomas

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George H. Thomas was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, renowned for his steadfast leadership and key victories in the Western Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
awardedFor Defensive stand at Chickamauga ⓘ
birthDate 1816-07-31 ⓘ
birthPlace Southampton County, Virginia ⓘ
causeOfDeath Stroke ⓘ
commanded Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
XIV Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1870-03-28 ⓘ
deathPlace San Francisco, California ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin American of Virginian background ⓘ
familyName Thomas ⓘ
fullName George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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givenName George ⓘ
legacy Regarded as a master of defensive warfare in the Civil War ⓘ
loyaltyDecision Remained loyal to the Union despite being a Virginian ⓘ
middleName Henry ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
militaryRank Major General ⓘ
nickname The Rock of Chickamauga ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Battle of Mill Springs ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Nashville ⓘ
Battle of Stones River ⓘ
placeOfBurial Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York ⓘ
postWarRole Commanded the Department of the Cumberland ⓘ
Commanded the Military Division of the Pacific ⓘ
preWarOccupation United States Army officer ⓘ
promotion Promoted to brigadier general in the regular army ⓘ
Promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in 1861 ⓘ
Promoted to major general in the regular army ⓘ
Promoted to major general of volunteers in 1862 ⓘ
reputation Considered one of the most capable Union generals in the Western Theater ⓘ
Known for steadfastness under fire ⓘ
servedUnder Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
serviceNumberOrID United States Army officer ⓘ
spouse Frances Lucretia Kellogg ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
yearOfMarriage 1852 ⓘ

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Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) → hasNotableBurial → George H. Thomas (cenotaph) ⓘ
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Battle of Chickamauga → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Thomas Circle → namedAfter → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Fort Thomas, Kentucky → namedAfter → General George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Army of the Cumberland → notableCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Western Union armies → notableCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Nashville Campaign → commandedBy → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Nashville Campaign → notableCommanderUnion → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Stones River → UnionCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Resaca → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
George H. Thomas → fullName → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Battle of Peachtree Creek → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Peachtree Creek → unionCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Peachtree Creek → commanderRole → George H. Thomas commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
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Battle of Jonesborough → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
William Rosecrans → replacedBy → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Gettysburg of the West → associatedCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
subject linked to: “Gettysburg of the West”
Missionary Ridge → commandersInvolved → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Orchard Knob → commandPostFor → Major General George H. Thomas ⓘ
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Orchard Knob → associatedWithPerson → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Cracker Line → commandersInvolved → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Lookout Mountain → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Orchard Knob → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Franklin → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas → dedicatedTo → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas → commemorates → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas → subjectOf → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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George Henry Thomas Memorial → dedicatedTo → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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George Henry Thomas Memorial → depicts → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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George Henry Thomas Memorial → subjectHasRole → George Henry Thomas – Union general ⓘ
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George Henry Thomas Memorial → namedAfter → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Battle of Nashville → commandedBy → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Nashville → UnionCommander → Major General George H. Thomas ⓘ
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Department of the Cumberland → notableCommander → Major General George H. Thomas ⓘ
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2nd U.S. Cavalry → notableOfficer → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle Above the Clouds → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Chickamauga Campaign → commanderUnion → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Thomas County, Kansas → namedAfter → George Henry Thomas ⓘ
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Union campaigns of 1864 → hasCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
XIV Corps (Army of the Cumberland) → associatedWith → George H. Thomas "The Rock of Chickamauga" ⓘ
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