March 2007 issue of Smithsonian

[gary]

has an article on George Thomas, The Rock of Chickamauga. Check it out at your local library.

[blue_zouave]

I just received my copy and read it tonight. Interesting, well-done article about one of my favorite generals.

Zou

[ole]

Thomas was, no doubt, one of the most capable general officers on either side. That he doesn't have the press of others -- perhaps a self-inflicted handicap when he apparently altruistically avoided replacing Buell early in the war -- is an unfortunate reality. The hand he was dealt just didn't have enough high cards to take the pot.
Ole