Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: General George H. Thomas' Account of the Battle of Nashville (Illustrated)

George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the Civil War, becoming one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater and the hero of the Battle of Chickamauga.

Despite being a Southerner, Thomas chose to serve the Union during the Civil War. The Virginian served in important subordinate commands at Perryville and Stones River before his stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 saved the Union Army fro...