Download or read book George Henry Thomas written by William H. Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from George Henry Thomas: Oration Before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, at Rochester N. Y., September 17, 1884 George H. Thomas entered the Military Academy at West Point on the first day of July, 1836, and from that day, until his death, continued in the military service of the United States. Upon his graduation in 1840 he was commissioned second lieutenant in the Third Artillery. His career until the outbreak of the Rebellion differed little from that of other army officers of equal or proximate rank. His position as a subaltern of artillery during the war with Mexico afforded scant opportunity for distinction, nor was any greater offered by the years of peace in which he attained higher rank; and at the beginning of the Rebellion his name was familiar to but few beyond the army and the circle of his friends and personal acquaintance. There was, however, no peculiarity in this, for the names of almost all the officers who subsequently achieved high rank and distinction in the war were as little known as his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book George Henry Thomas Oration Before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland at Rochester N Y September 17 1884 written by William H (William Harrison) Lambert and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Oration on the Life and Character of Gen George H Thomas written by James Abram Garfield and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Oration on the Life and Character of General George H Thomas written by James Abram Garfield and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Master of War written by Benson Bobrick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revelatory, dynamic biography, one of our finest historians, Benson Bobrick, profiles George H. Thomas, arguing that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn't live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most notably Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, two generals with whom Thomas served and who, Bobrick says, diminished his successes in their favor in their own memoirs. Born in Virginia, Thomas survived Nat Turner's rebellion as a boy, then studied at West Point, where Sherman was a classmate. Thomas distinguished himself in the Mexican War and then returned to West Point as an instructor. When the Civil War broke out, Thomas remained loyal to the Union, unlike fellow Virginia-born officer Robert E. Lee (among others). He compiled an outstanding record as an officer in battles at Mill Springs, Perryville, and Stones River. At the Battle of Chickamauga, Thomas, at the time a corps commander, held the center of the Union line under a ferocious assault, then rallied the troops on Horseshoe Ridge to prevent a Confederate rout of the Union army. His extraordinary performance there earned him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga." Promoted to command of the Army of the Cumberland, he led his army in a stunning Union victory at the Battle of Chattanooga. Thomas supported Sherman on his march through Georgia in the spring of 1864, winning an important victory at the Battle of Peachtree Creek. As Sherman continued on his March to the Sea, Thomas returned to Tennessee and in the battle of Nashville destroyed the army of Confederate General John Bell Hood. It was one of the most decisive victories of the war, and Thomas won it even as Grant was on his way to remove Thomas from his command. (When Grant discovered the magnitude of Thomas's victory, he quickly changed his mind.) Thomas died of a stroke in 1870 while still on active duty. In the entire Civil War, he never lost a battle or a movement. Throughout his career, Thomas was methodical and careful, and always prepared. Unlike Grant at Shiloh, he was never surprised by an enemy. Unlike Sherman, he never panicked in battle but always remained calm and focused. He was derided by both men as "Slow Trot Thomas," but as Bobrick shows in this brilliant biography, he was quick to analyze every situation and always knew what to do and when to do it. He was not colorful like Grant and Sherman, but he was widely admired by his peers, and some, such as Grant's favorite cavalry commander, General James H. Wilson, thought Thomas the peer of any general in either army. He was the only Union commander to destroy two Confederate armies in the field. Although historians of the Civil War have always regarded Thomas highly, he has never captured the public imagination, perhaps because he has lacked an outstanding biographer -- until now. This informed, judicious, and lucid biography at last gives Thomas his due.
Download or read book Oration on the Life and Character of Gen George H Thomas Delivered Before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland at the Fourth Annual Reunio written by James Abram Garfield and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... The second was the great Western slope from the same mountain chain to the Ohio, the Tennessee., and Tombigbee rivers, and extending southward to the Gulf. The third was the Mississippi river itself, and the immediate territory along its banks. Peculiarities of topography and surroundings required, for each of these lines, different modes of supplying an army and of conducting campaigns. The army of the East, which operated on the first line, was in great part supplied from the sea; and many of its operations were carried on in conjunction with the navy. The army on the third, or Western line was supplied from the Mississippi river; and the gun-boat service formed a novel and important feature in its military operations. The Army of the Cumberland held the center line, which was in many respects the most difficult of all. There could be but little naval co-operation with its movements; and only for a short distance could it be supplied by river transportation. Its main supply was by a single line of railroad, running hundreds of miles among a hostile population, and requiring a heavy force for its protection. The great central pathway led into the heart of the rebellion. It crossed the only line of railway (the Memphis and Charleston) which united the Eastern and Western States of the Confederacy. Extraordinary obstacles lay in the pathway of an army moving southward over this central route. Besides the broad and deep rivers which cross it, the great mountain chain itself, bending sharply near the Georgia line, sweeps westward until it loses itself in the low sand-hills and plains of Alabama and Mississippi, thus presenting a most formidable barrier to an army invading the Gulf States. The great gateway of the mountain chain is at...
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