George H. Thomas

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Union Army general human military officer

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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Label Occurrences
George H. Thomas canonical 24
George Henry Thomas 2
General George Henry Thomas 1

Statements (48)

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 (Army of the Cumberland) ⓘ
surface form: XIV Corps (Union Army)
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1870-03-28 ⓘ
deathPlace San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: San Francisco, California
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin American of Virginian background ⓘ
familyName Thomas ⓘ
fullName George H. Thomas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: George Henry Thomas
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) ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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Military Division of the Mississippi → hasCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Military Division of the Mississippi → notableCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman → mentionsPerson → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) → hasNotableBurial → George H. Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: George H. Thomas (cenotaph)
Battle of Chickamauga → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Thomas Circle → namedAfter → George H. Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Henry Thomas
Western Theater of the American Civil War → notableUnionCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Fort Thomas, Kentucky → namedAfter → George H. Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: General George Henry Thomas
Army of the Cumberland → notableCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Western Union armies → notableCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge → unionCenterCommander → 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 ⓘ
Battle of New Hope Church → UnionSubordinateCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
George H. Thomas → fullName → George H. Thomas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Henry Thomas
Battle of Peachtree Creek → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Peachtree Creek → unionCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Battle of Peachtree Creek → commanderRole → George H. Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: George H. Thomas commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland
Battle of Jonesborough → commander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
William Rosecrans → replacedBy → George H. Thomas ⓘ
“Gettysburg of the West” → associatedCommander → George H. Thomas ⓘ
subject surface form: Gettysburg of the West
Missionary Ridge → commandersInvolved → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Orchard Knob → commandPostFor → George H. Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Major General George H. Thomas
Orchard Knob → associatedWithPerson → George H. Thomas ⓘ
Cracker Line → commandersInvolved → George H. Thomas ⓘ