Extract from a lecture on discipline, Aug. 2, 1865.

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Extract from a lecture on discipline, Aug. 2, 1865.

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Describing the character of Major General George H. Thomas.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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McNamara, J. A. (James Andrew), 1954-

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Reverend McNamara speaking before the State Teacher's Association of Wisconsin. From the description of Extract from a lecture on discipline, Aug. 2, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52707948 ...

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...