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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). George Henry Thomas is the 1,986th most popular military personnel (down from 1,971st in 2024), the 11,357th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,945th in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, George Henry Thomas ranks 1,980 out of 2,058. After him are Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Hugh McCulloch, James L. Jones, Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Aytaç Yalman, Keith Park, Lisa Franchetti, Charles James Napier, Daniel Harvey Hill, Maues, Evan McMullin, and Abu Omar al-Shishani.

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Among people born in 1816, George Henry Thomas ranks 59. Before him are Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Johan Sverdrup, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Morrison Waite, Manuel Murillo Toro, and Elihu B. Washburne. After him is Nathaniel P. Banks. Among people deceased in 1870, George Henry Thomas ranks 67. Before him are Pascual Madoz, John P. Kennedy, Umihana Čuvidina, David Octavius Hill, Radhanath Sikdar, 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 11,356 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Cochran (1951), Hilary Hahn (1979), and Juliet Landau (1965). After him are Katie Cassidy (1986), Barbara Jordan (1936), Jay Hernandez (1978), Katherine Moennig (1977), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Horatio Seymour (1810), Thomas Starzl (1926), Walt Hansgen (1919), and Patricia Canning Todd (1922).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, George Henry Thomas ranks 176. Before him are Lewis Armistead (1817), David Dixon Porter (1813), Stephen Decatur (1779), John Schofield (1831), and Willis Augustus Lee (1888). After him are Hugh McCulloch (1808), James L. Jones (1943), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Evan McMullin (1976), Earl Van Dorn (1820), and George Rogers Clark (1752).

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