George Henry Thomas
Born: July 31, 1816
Birthplace: Newsoms, Virginia
Father: John Thomas 1779 – 1829
(Buried: Thomas Family Cemetery, Newsoms, Virginia)
Mother: Elizabeth Rochelle 1784 – 1844
(Buried: Thomas Family Cemetery, Newsoms, Virginia)
Wife: Frances Lucretia Kellogg 1821 – 1889
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York)
Married: 1852 in Troy, New York
Signature: Education:
1840: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (12th in class)
Occupation before War:
1840 – 1844: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1840: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1841: Served in the capture of 70 Seminole Natives
1841: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry in Seminole War
1842: Garrison Duty at New Orleans, Barracks Louisiana
1842 – 1843: Garrison Duty at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
1843 – 1845: Garrison Duty at Fort McHenry, Maryland
1844 – 1853: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1845: Recruiter for the United States Army
1845: Garrison Duty at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
1846: Served in the Defenses of Fort Brown, Texas
1846: Served in the Battle of Monterey, Mexico
1846: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry, Battle of Monterrey
1847: Served in the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry, Battle of Buena Vista
1848 – 1849: Garrison Duty at mouth of Rio Grande, Texas
1851 – 1854: Artillery and Cavalry Instructor at West Point
1853 – 1855: Captain, United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1855 – 1861: Major, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Mason, Texas
1857: Frontier Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Mason, Texas
1859 – 1860: Served in Expedition to Red River Country
1860: Served in the Kiowa Expedition
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861: Equipping his regiment at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1861: Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Colonel, United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Falling Waters in Western Virginia
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Martinsburg, Western Virginia
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Bunker Hill
1861: Served in the Union Army, Department of the Cumberland
1861: Organizer of Volunteers in Kentucky and Tennessee
1861: Served in the advance on Crab Orchard and Lebanon, Kentucky
1861 – 1862: Division Commander with Union Army of the Ohio
1862: Union Army Commander at the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
1862: Arrived at Battle of Shiloh after the fighting had ceased
1862 – 1864: Major General, Union Army Volunteers
1862: Union Army Commander of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Guarded Memphis and Charleston Railroad at Tuscumbia, Alabama
1862: Second in command of the Advance into Kentucky
1862: Second in command at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862 – 1863: Served in Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: In Charge of most important maneuvering at Chattanooga
1863 – 1865: Union Army Commander of the Army of the Cumberland
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General United States Army
1863 – 1864: Reorganizing the Union Army of the Cumberland
1864: Union Army Commander at the Battle of Peachtree Creek
1864: Union Army Commander in the Franklin – Nashville Campaign
1864 – 1870: Major General of United States Army
1864 – 1865: Organizer of various raid Expeditions
1865 – 1866: United States Army Commander, Division of Tennessee
1866: Member of Board for recommendations to Brevets for officers
1866 – 1867: United States Army Commander, Dept. of Tennessee
1867: United States Army, Commander of 3rd Military District
Post War Era:1867 – 1869: United States Army, Commander Dept. of Cumberland
1869: Member of Dyer Court of Inquiry
1869 – 1870: United States Army, Commander Division of Pacific
Died: March 28, 1870
Place of Death: His office in San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New YorK
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