Henry Goddard Thomas
Born: April 5, 1837
Birthplace: Portland, Maine
Father: William W. Thomas 1803 – 1896
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Elizabeth W. Goddard 1812 – 1884
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Ellen Rebecca Webster 1839 – 1909
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine)
Children:
Louise W. Thomas 1866 – 1904
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine)
Ellen W. Thomas 1873 – 1950
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine)
Education:
1858: Graduated from Amherst College
Occupation before War:
1858 – 1861: Attorney in Portland, Maine
Civil War Career:
1861: Private in 5th Maine Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain in 5th Maine Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Peninsula Campaign, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 2nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 19th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
1863: Suffered from malaria and typhoid fever effects
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Infantry Regiment
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1876: Captain of United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1867: Brevetted Major General for his service in the Civil War
1876 – 1878: Major of United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1878 – 1891: Major in United States Army, Paymaster Department
Died: January 23, 1897
Place of Death: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Cause of Death: Carbuncle
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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