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Graduated from West Point ranked 12th of 42 in the class of 1840. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the [[3rd U.S. Artillery]] by President Van Buren. His roommate during his plebe year at West Point was [[William T. Sherman|William Tecumseh Sherman]]
Graduated from West Point ranked 12th of 42 in the class of 1840. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the [[3rd U.S. Artillery]] by President Van Buren. His roommate during his plebe year at West Point was [[William T. Sherman|William Tecumseh Sherman]]


Posted to West Point in 1851 as an Instructor of Cavalry and Artillery.  Thomas taught cavalry tactics to [[Philip H. Sheridan|Phil Sheridan]] and [[J.E.B. Stuart]].  On the other hand, he taught artillery tactics to [[John B. Hood]].
Assigned to duty on the day of graduation as 2nd Lt. in the [[3rd U.S. Artillery]], he served in the regular army for twenty years, during which time he rendered honorable and faithful service in the [[Seminole War]] from 1840 to 1842; in command of various forts and barracks from 1842 to 1845; in the military occupation of Texas in 1845-46; in the [[Mexican War]] from 1846 to 1848 participating in early all its leading battles in the [[Seminole war]] in 1849-50; as instructor in artillery and cavalry at West Point from 1851 to 1854 where he taught cavalry tactics to [[Philip H. Sheridan|Phil Sheridan]] and [[J.E.B. Stuart]].  On the other hand, he taught artillery tactics to [[John B. Hood]]. He was on frontier duty at various posts in the interior of California and Texas, leading several expeditions against the Indians from 1855 to the autumn of 1860. During these twenty years he was repeatedly brevetted for gallant and meritorious services, rising through all the grades to a captain of artillery, and in 1855 was made a major of the 2nd cavalry, which regiment he commanded for three years. He was wounded in a skirmish with the Indians at the headwaters of the Brazos river in Aug 1860, and the following November went east on a leave of absence. During the winter of 1860-61 he watched with anxiety the buildup to the [[U.S. Civil War]].


==U.S. Civil War==
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'''Father:''' John C. Thomas (-1829) Died 20 Apr 1829.
'''Father:''' John C. Thomas (-1829) Died 20 Apr 1829.
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* (1856-1860) Maj., [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], [[:Category:Fort Mason|Fort Mason]], San Antonio, [[:Category:Fort Belknap|Fort Belknap]] and [[:Category:Camp Cooper|Camp Cooper]]
* (1856-1860) Maj., [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], [[:Category:Fort Mason|Fort Mason]], San Antonio, [[:Category:Fort Belknap|Fort Belknap]] and [[:Category:Camp Cooper|Camp Cooper]]
* (1860-1861) Maj., [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], 1 year leave of absence
* (1860-1861) Maj., [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], 1 year leave of absence
* (1861-1861) Lt. Col. (25 Apr 1861), [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]]
* (1861-1861) Col. (3 May 1861), [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]]
* (1861-1861) Col. (3 May 1861), [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]]
* (1861-????) Brig. Gen ( 17 Aug 1861)
* (1861-????) Brig. Gen. ( 17 Aug 1861)
* (1863-????) Maj. Gen. (3 Aug 1861)


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Major General George H. Thomas

George Henry Thomas (1816-1870) - Born 31 Jul 1816, Southampton County, Virginia. Died 28 Mar 1870, San Francisco, California. Graduated from West Point ranked 12th of 42 in the class of 1840. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery by President Van Buren. His roommate during his plebe year at West Point was William Tecumseh Sherman

Assigned to duty on the day of graduation as 2nd Lt. in the 3rd U.S. Artillery, he served in the regular army for twenty years, during which time he rendered honorable and faithful service in the Seminole War from 1840 to 1842; in command of various forts and barracks from 1842 to 1845; in the military occupation of Texas in 1845-46; in the Mexican War from 1846 to 1848 participating in early all its leading battles in the Seminole war in 1849-50; as instructor in artillery and cavalry at West Point from 1851 to 1854 where he taught cavalry tactics to Phil Sheridan and J.E.B. Stuart. On the other hand, he taught artillery tactics to John B. Hood. He was on frontier duty at various posts in the interior of California and Texas, leading several expeditions against the Indians from 1855 to the autumn of 1860. During these twenty years he was repeatedly brevetted for gallant and meritorious services, rising through all the grades to a captain of artillery, and in 1855 was made a major of the 2nd cavalry, which regiment he commanded for three years. He was wounded in a skirmish with the Indians at the headwaters of the Brazos river in Aug 1860, and the following November went east on a leave of absence. During the winter of 1860-61 he watched with anxiety the buildup to the U.S. Civil War.

U.S. Civil War

Father: John C. Thomas (-1829) Died 20 Apr 1829.

Mother: Elizabeth Rochelle (-)

Marriage:

  • Frances Lucretia Kellogg (-1889) Married 7 Nov 1852.

Children:

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Personal Description:

  • Height: 6'
  • Build: Large proportions and symmetrical
  • Hair Color: Light brown, slightly tinged with red
  • Eye Color: Blue

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