, 1870-04-02
GENERAL THOMAS DEATH.
r lie Order Of 4.ekacr:al Sherman
HEADQUARTERS OF THE .AInr,}
Ale1G7Asr GENERALS OFFh.E,
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It hae become the paiatu; aa.sy aa:y of the Gem
elal 10 nIncs:nce I" til: Arm. the .!c.th q one
q our r4ust exalted Generals, s;eorEs Il.
Thomas. wiIn expired last .vtlsia;, 4: ll4lf-la,t
: ucloek, ii SIN frsscisSo. C... Thero Is no
neelto turn to tAc a...ive7 to >rare!, for Lis
lirtars for IL il fecurl-t! i'll almost every i,sce
during tic ra5, LIZ ycars: ant his c.4ss;aata
tribute, in Which he knows every mem
kcr Of the army slaccs Gcur.4l
Thomas cNtcrcd the 3Iiitarv !tcalcnly in
the Glars Of 1S.G: graduated i'll 1910, AMI
the Third ARTILLERY and sent to Florida Ha
t*1Hed with lis regiment continuously until
december 2i. 1s5: wi4es, lie became Captain.
having been particularly distinguished ut
Monterey aud Buena vinta, Mexico. On tho
l2tl, Of May. 1sjt'. he was appointed to the
seroni Cavalry as Major and :cryel With LAT
EtEimeut continuously uLtl he became its
Cc!olcl Gil the ID Of My, 1861. Tie E-eat
civil war found him at his post true aad
dtns. amid Tie terrible Ires-rEe be e,to1n-
tered by Icszon of liz hHtL-p.ace, yir-
ginia; and President Lincoln eonali--ioael
Lin. ne rnga'iicr General If Volunteers. AMI
kent him to Kentucky. There. too. his .er-
vlces werc constant, anil eminent III tie high
est degree. He wnn the ti-st battle in the
Nest-a; 3till Spring. ken:Ecky-aud from frs.
Zion: he Was at Lis post of du,:, r..;ia steadily
ard ir1csiatihly through al the trldss to the
one he llcld a. Major General OF ti4.. Regular
Army Al the time Of his death 1T s,l,iluh
Co1autl, feEryyille, Stone liver, Chickamang7,
Chattanooga. Atlanta, and Nashville, he t:.l-
hled tho Ftoudest hopes OF Lis ar1lent f7icnds.
and at the close Of the w1r General Gcosse II.
Thomas stood in the very front rank OF our
war Generals,
The General E:s known General Thomas in
t:rn7telT slncc they sat as boys on the sa,ne
bench, aud tie quality in linn, which Le iu,l,is
up for TIE admiration and example OF TIC
EEonrg- is Lis complete aud entro devotion to
.:ntE. Though sent to Florida, TO yr,x;co. in
l"xas ard ArlZo.sa. when duty there yas sl-
sc!':sc1y t;aIislnlcE:. he went caecrfsI!v. and
leave of aasenre. In battle he never xaverel.
Firm and Of full faith in his cause, IL knew
it would prevail, am, he nevcr sought
advance nt nj of rank OF honor at
the cSF.rse Of aE:one- Whatever he earned
o. these ere liz OWL. aal no disputed bis
.esEity. and homer, le viii stand to ua as sla
l+76M htai Of the eullitr and gentleman.
TlltnEh LIZ leares 10 child tu lear LIS uaue
fLn old Ar11r Of the C'1Et.erfa2d, -nuuberei
b. t1ne Of thousaEsla,-- called Lin father. and
will sster ts'r lsiit u tears Of manly grief His
wife. Who cAerred him with her messages Of
lose il the darkest hours CT war. will mourn
him now in sadness. ehastenel By the svrupa-
thy II a whole cun.tsy.
The .akt sad rites due Liuu, as man ana
soldier; si'I be paid at Troy. y. y, On tic ar
nvai of tas rGnains, aad the friends of lis
Present, are invited there to share i. the o1se-
quieA. 00.-
A. ali military posts and stations the t1ass
Elu be placed at half-mast, and fifteen ou1y
tired on The day After the receipt Of this ofI41.
and = the usual tadEes of mourning will be worn
E. D. TouSsE,Sp, Adj Gen.