[Letters to General George H. Thomas, 1865] / J. T. Headley.

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[Letters to General George H. Thomas, 1865] / J. T. Headley.

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Letter, 1865 Jun. 21, Cedar Lawn, New York, asking Thomas to comment on the criticism offered by the Secretary of War (Edwin M. Stanton) concerning his "delay" in attacking General John B. Hood in the Battle of Nashville in the U.S. Civil War. Gen. Thomas responded in a letter dated 1865 Jun. 29. -- Letter, [1865] Jul. 13, New York. Headley thanks Thomas for his reply concerning the Secretary of War's criticism of Thomas.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Headley, J. T., 1813-1897

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Author and historian. From the description of Letters of Joel Tyler Headley, 1848-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450839 Headley was an American author who wrote numerous books on the U.S. Civil War, as well as biographies and other histories. From the description of [Letters to General George H. Thomas, 1865] / J. T. Headley. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 231686175 American historian. From the description of Autograph letters s...

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...