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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
General Thomas was a humble, unassuming man, a great leader and an unsung hero. "His private character was without a stain. He was the ideal of a soldier and a gentleman. Yet, as he was too modest to seek promotion or conspicuous position, his fame is small indeed in comparison with the value of the services he rendered to the country." (from: ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICANS: their lives and great achievements, Book III, p. 349) Thank you for your website. Gen. Thomas is a great American whom we can learn to emulate. 🙂
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
sobieskijan(at)hotmail(dot)com
I'm glad to find this tribute to General Thomas. I think he is the most unappreciated of Civil War generals, and I think that he may have been the best battlefield general of the war. To my knowledge, he never lost a battle. A toast to his memory!
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42) Marilyn
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Always happy to read about my favorite General. I am always looking for books about him.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
AlexBraunberger(at)gmail(dot)com
I am a big fan of General Thomas! Ever since first reading about him and his service to his country, I have looked to him as a role model (among other eminent historical figures).
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Sunday March 24, 2013
nickolig(at)yahoo(dot)com
I am Fascinated by Thomas. He must have been a truly great man.
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Sunday March 31, 2013
morin13(at)metrocast(dot)net
I came looking for a GHT quote I had read I think in a book of the Battle of Chickamauga. I find another just as good. I read the section on Nashville to the end of which I had no or very little knowledge of. I am severely impressed. Thank you so much.
By the way, My mother was born in Troy NY.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
mitchelldkatz(at)gmail(dot)com
Thank you for setting up this webpage. All Americans need to know about General Thomas. It is a travesty of justice that he has been almost forgotten. The three greatest generals in American history were all named George - Washington, Thomas, and Marshall.
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You are a good judge of Generals. Wait, what about George Custer? Just kidding!!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
psmeyak(at)gamil(dot)com
Great civil war officer who remained loyal to his oath of service to the union.
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He loved Virginia, but he loved the concept of the UNITED States more.
Monday, July 8, 2013
marzgrant56(at)yahoo(dot)com
I own three original pictures of General Thomas and his troops in Tennessee, during the Civil War. These are signed by General Thomas. Would you like me to email you a photo of the photos?
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
okguy2937(at)yahoo(dot)com
My great, great Grandfather, Callaway Stanley served under General Thomas. Callaway went from an eighteen year old private in 1861 to a Captain when he left the outfit.
George Thomas was the best of all of them because he was the most mature, humble and intellectually inquisitive about the profession of leading men
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Monday, September 9, 2013
This is a general who's contribution to the war has gone greatly under appreciated. He was a soldier who methods and tactics were 50 years ahead of the times. He fought with purpose and in a way to spare the lives of many while still achieving victory.
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You are a true student of the Civil War.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
ernie(dot)mathews(at)gmail(dot)com
I am a direct descendant of George H Thomas on my Mothers side. He was my Great Great Great Uncle. Thomas was the name on my mothers side. Thanks for the site
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Great website. My name is John Thomas. Gen. Thomas is my distant uncle. Only recently started to learn more about him following my grandfather's funeral. Thank you for the website. It's been great and helpful.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
Thomas.Marlowe(at)shu(dot)edu
Based on Thomas’ appreciation of strategy, topography, combined forces, logistics, and integration of non-military personnel (medical, telegraph operators, …), what would have happened if Thomas had had a Chief-of-Staff position for the Union armies? I suspect it would have cut a year or more off the length of the war.
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Monday, February 16, 2015
lewthomas(at)comcast(dot)net
I am a descendent of James Thomas 1811-1895 from Virginia, Do you know if he is related to General Thomas' father, John C. Thomas 1784--1829?
Thank you for your assistance.
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Monday, April 27, 2015
dave.evans(at)george-evans(dot)com
Can't wait to see what is on your website. This man was a GREAT general. Hopefully you will do him the justice he was denied during his lifetime.
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Thanks, I hope you like the website.
Monday, June 1, 2015
schmidsj[at]union[dot]edu
I have a question about George Thomas, and I got directed to your website: I am hoping you might have some information that would help me answer the question...
As you doubtless know, Thomas was married to a woman from upstate New York, and he is buried in her family's cemetery plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. His wife had studied at the Emma Willard School in Troy NY, then as now, an all-girls' school. When General Sherman came to Troy for the funeral, he paid a visit to Emma Willard, the original headmistress, who was on her sickbed and would herself die about a week later.
I have run across a history of the school that recounts this visit. It names the individual being buried as "Henry" Thomas rather than George. I would dismiss this as a mistake, but the book has enough other details of Thomas' career and the funeral correct (at least they're correct so far as I know; I know a lot more about his career than I do about the funeral) that I am reluctant to imagine that they could get all that right, and boot the deceased's first name.
The H. in George H. Thomas does indeed stand for Henry. Any chance that Thomas went by his middle name with his wife's family? I have never, ever heard of him being referred to as anything other than George (other than nicknames) but if he used a different first name among his wife's family, then I probably would not know that. And since this book is really interested in him only because of his connection to his wife, perhaps such a name would have sneaked in?
Anyone know of a really good biography of Thomas that might have some details about his relationship with his in-laws?
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Saturday, July 19, 2015
wvislocky(at)Kossman(dot)com
I think Thomas was one of the two best generals on both sides of the civil war. The other being Stonewall Jackson.
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Monday, September 28, 2015
tfhill4002(at)gmail(dot)com
I admire the character of Thomas and the awesome contributions he made to the Union victory. He was the most impressive of all civil war generals both in leadership and in results.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
mitchelldkatz(at)gmail(dot)com
Thomas was not a great general of the Civil War. He was The great general of the Civil War.
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