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George Henry Thomas

1816 - 1870

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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. Thomas served in the Mexican–American War, and despite being a Virginian whose home state would join the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, he was a Southern Unionist who chose to remain in the U.S. Army. Thomas won one of the first Union victories in the war, at Mill Springs in Kentucky, and served in important subordinate commands at Perryville and Stones River. His stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 saved the Union Army from being completely routed, earning him his most famous nickname, "the Rock of Chickamauga." He followed soon after with a dramatic breakthrough on Missionary Ridge in the Battle of Chattanooga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). George Henry Thomas is the 1,971st most popular military personnel (down from 1,606th in 2019), the 10,949th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,410th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Henry Thomas ranks 1,971 out of 2,058. Before him are Naomi Parker Fraley, Charles James Napier, Maues, Andy McNab, Hikmat Mirzayev, and Igor Konashenkov. After him are John Buford, Abu Azrael, Igor Sergun, Abu Anas al-Libi, Leonidas Polk, and James L. Jones.

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Among people born in 1816, George Henry Thomas ranks 59. Before him are Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Manuel Murillo Toro, William Sterndale Bennett, Johan Sverdrup, Elihu B. Washburne, and Nathaniel P. Banks. After him is Charlotte Cushman. Among people deceased in 1870, George Henry Thomas ranks 67. Before him are Jules Pierre Rambur, John P. Kennedy, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Radhanath Sikdar, Charles Joseph Minard, and Emma Willard. After him is William Gilmore Simms.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Henry Thomas ranks 10,949 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenneth Rogoff (1953), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Cameron Monaghan (1993), Jordan Mechner (1964), Frances Willard (1839), and Samuel King Allison (1900). After him are Marguerite MacIntyre (1965), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Faith Evans (1973), Ted Sorensen (1928), Daniel Kleppner (1932), and Bob Clark (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, George Henry Thomas ranks 174. Before him are Zebulon Pike (1779), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), George Rogers Clark (1752), Sterling Price (1809), David Dixon Porter (1813), and Naomi Parker Fraley (1921). After him are John Buford (1826), Leonidas Polk (1806), James L. Jones (1943), John O'Connor (1920), Richard Myers (1942), and Nathaniel Lyon (1818).

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