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Yes they did. The best ones were: Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, George Gordon Meade, George Henry Thomas.
President George Washington's first cabinet: Secretary of State--Thomas Jefferson Secretary of Treasury--Alexander Hamilton Secretary of War--General Henry Knox Attorney-General--Edmund Randolph Postmaster General--Samuel Osgood
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The Rock of Chickamauga was the nickname of General George Henry Thomas. General Thomas was a Virginian who chose to remain with the Union during the Civil War and served most of the war in the West. He is considered by most American Civil War historians to one of the top three Federal Generals of the conflict (along with Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman). He acquired the title "Rock of Chickamuaga" for his famous stand at the battle of Chickamauga where his brave defense against the rampant Confederates while the Army of the Cumberland broke and ran made him a national hero. He would also quired the nickname "Sledge of Nashville" when he broke the back of the Army of Tennessee at the battle of Nashville.
No, he considered himself an anti-Federalist, along with Patrick Henry and George Mason.
Major General George Henry Thomas is an equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas, in Washington, D.C. It is located at Thomas Circle, at the intersection of 14th Street, and Massachusetts Avenue
The " Rock of Chickamauga" was a Yankee.
George Henry Thomas was born on July 31, 1816.
George Henry Thomas was born on July 31, 1816.
Henry George Thomas Perry was born in 1889.
Henry George Thomas Perry died in 1959.
Union General George Henry Thomas graduated from West Point in 1840. Among the 42 graduating cadets, Thomas ranked 12th. Thomas saw the most battle action in the Western Theater. Perhaps his most famous victory was the 1864 victory at the Battle of Nashville.
George Henry Thomas died on March 28, 1870 at the age of 53.
George Henry Thomas died on March 28, 1870 at the age of 53.
Union General George Henry Thomas graduated from West Point in 1840. Among his graduating class of 42 cadets, Thomas ranked 12th. He gained a solid reputation at the fierce Battle of Chickamauga in September of 1863.
George Henry Thomas was born on July 31, 1816 and died on March 28, 1870. George Henry Thomas would have been 53 years old at the time of death or 198 years old today.
* Union forces were commanded by the "Rock of Chickamauga" General George Henry Thomas. * Confederate forces were commanded by General John Bell Hood.