[Letter] 1863 Nov. 24, Look Out Mountain, White House [to] George H. Thomas / Walter C. Whitaker.

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[Letter] 1863 Nov. 24, Look Out Mountain, White House [to] George H. Thomas / Walter C. Whitaker.

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The letter from Whitaker informs Major General Thomas of a successful maneuver during the Battle for Chattanooga (Nov. 23-Nov. 25, 1863), ending: "Can hold my position until reinforced." The time of the letter is noted as 1 p.m.

[1] leaf ; 26 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7571385

Smith College, Neilson 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...

Whitaker, Walter Chiles, 1823-1887.

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Walter C. Whitaker was a Brig. General in the Army of the Cumberland during the U.S. Civil War at the time of this battlefield report. He was a Kentucky farmer and attorney. George H. Thomas was the commanding general of the Army of the Cumberland. From the description of [Letter] 1863 Nov. 24, Look Out Mountain, White House [to] George H. Thomas / Walter C. Whitaker. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 469097981 ...