Life of Major General George H. Thomas. 1881.

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Life of Major General George H. Thomas. 1881.

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Manuscript copy of Van Horne's biography of Major-General George H. Thomas, leader in the Union Army during the Civil War. This manuscript varies somewhat from the published edition.

667, [3] p. ; 35 cm.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870

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Thomas was born at Newsom's Depot, Southampton County, Virginia, five miles (8 km) from the North Carolina border. His father, John Thomas, of Welsh descent, and his mother, Elizabeth Rochelle Thomas, a descendant of French Huguenot immigrants, had six children. George had three sisters and two brothers. The family led an upper-class plantation lifestyle. By 1829, they owned 685 acres (2.77 km2) and 24 slaves. John died in a farm accident when George was 13, leaving the family in financial diffi...

Van Horne, Thomas B. (Thomas Budd), -1895

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