JeffBrooks
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2009
- Location
- Hutto, TX
In 1976, George Washington was posthumously promoted from Lieutenant General to General of the Armies. He deserved it.
With such a historical precedent established, it seems to me that we could right a great wrong. General George Thomas was promoted to the rank of Major General in the regular army dating from December 15, 1864 (the date of his victory at Nashville). However, he never received a promotion to Lieutenant General. Considering that George Thomas did as much, if not more, to contribute to the Union victory as William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, and John Schofield, all of whom received a promotion to Lieutenant General, would it not be proper and fitting for George Thomas to receive a posthumous promotion to Lieutenant General?
With such a historical precedent established, it seems to me that we could right a great wrong. General George Thomas was promoted to the rank of Major General in the regular army dating from December 15, 1864 (the date of his victory at Nashville). However, he never received a promotion to Lieutenant General. Considering that George Thomas did as much, if not more, to contribute to the Union victory as William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, and John Schofield, all of whom received a promotion to Lieutenant General, would it not be proper and fitting for George Thomas to receive a posthumous promotion to Lieutenant General?