General George Henry Thomas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_George_Henry_Thomas
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
Union
gptkbp:awards Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:birthDate 1816-07-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Southampton_County,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Thomas_Circle,_Washington,_D.C.
statue in Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:deathDate 1870-03-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Anglo-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Henry_Thomas
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General George Henry Thomas
gptkbp:knownFor steadfast defense at Chickamauga
leadership in the Western Theater
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:General_George_H._Thomas_Memorial,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Rock_of_Chickamauga
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Mill_Springs
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:James_B._McPherson
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Thomas
gptkb:Elizabeth_Rochelle_Thomas
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Mathew_Brady
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Don_Carlos_Buell
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:serviceYears 1840–1870
gptkbp:signature George H Thomas signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Lucretia_Kellogg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_M._Schofield
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Thomas,_Kentucky
gptkb:Fort_Thomas,_Kentucky,_United_States
gptkb:Fort_Thomas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7