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George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
17 de may. de 2014 · When all seemed lost at the battle of Chickamauga Creek and his commanding general and five other generals retreated, George Henry Thomas dug in with his men and led them to safety after nightfall. The feat earned him the nickname of “Rock of Chickamauga.”
- Savannah Cox
11 de abr. de 2024 · George H. Thomas (born July 31, 1816, Southampton county, Va., U.S.—died March 28, 1870, San Francisco) was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861–65), known as “the Rock of Chickamauga” after his unyielding defense in combat near that stream in northwestern Georgia in September 1863.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
12 de ene. de 2024 · Major General George Henry Thomas was a prominent Union general who served primarily in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. George H. Thomas earned the nickname “Rock of Chickamauga” for leading a defensive stand at the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863).
- Harry Searles
5 de jun. de 2023 · George Henry Thomas. Library of Congress. Durante la Guerra Civil, Thomas comandó una brigada de caballería en un ataque a Virginia. Fue ascendiendo de rango para comandar una división, luego un...
- David Ruiz Marull
Although only twice in chief command of a field army during battle — Mill Springs, Kentucky, near the war’s beginning, and Nashville, Tennessee, near its end — Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas played a significant role in shaping the war beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Union General George H. Thomas, nicknamed the “Rock of Chickamauga,” played a pivotal role in several significant Tennessee Civil War battles. Born July 31, 1816, in Southampton County, Virginia, Thomas gained local fame as a boy when he rode through the county to warn neighbors of the Nat Turner-led slave uprising of 1831.
