Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-13
Respects Paid 10 His Memory by the Ten.
nessee Cong ressrneu.
Imposing Funeral Obsequies at Troy. New
York.

Imposing Funeral Obsequies ~ Troy. New
York.
The many brave boys from Tennessee,
who served in the Union army under Gen.
Thomas, will be interested in the following
truthful descriptions of his character, hab-
it's and peculiarities: t
THOMAS APPEARANCE--IMPAs MAN
az i NER--ANGER.
"Gen. Thomas was nearly six feet high, of
large frame, and an imposing stature. His
limbs were massive. He possessed firm
mouth, a square jaw, and steady blue eye.
He was habitually grave. He was seldom
known to smile. Yet, though serious and
undemonstrative he was mild, and kind,
and amiable in his actions. He often
seemed cold and impassive, but certainly as
careless about his own feelings as he was
impervious to those of Others. After the
| battle of Chicamauga, and when he must
have been perfectly conscious that he had
gion, he sat half an hour drinking coffee,
and did not once allude to the fight. No
one would have known that there had been
| any. In battle he sat like q statue, with
scarcely motion, needless of bullets, oc
casionally reused TO enthusiasm by the sue
| cess of one of his maneuvers, but blushing
| if his feeling was discovered. He was sell
/
was frightful. An infantry colonel stole a
horse from Union farmer in Kentucky,
who came to Thomas and complained. He
poured out a torrent of invective upon the
officer, pulled him from the horse, tore the
epaulets from his shoulders, made him re-
turn the horse, and pay the farmer for his
trouble.
HIS PERSONAL HABITS AND TASTES.
Gen. Thomas was simple, severely SO, in
l 10 ha Ia s.,fl 10 Nat hn m
aristocrat in which there could be no guile.
His was an aristocracy of worth, not of
pride, of money, or position. He was a
gentleman of the olden school, whose self
respect was too great to allow the commits
sion of u dishonorable or meretricious act.
He never ate, even in the army, except
from solid silver service, but always of
plain, wholesome food. An indulgence in
wines and liquors was the exception, and
then never when II young man was pres
ent Profanity found no place upon his
lips. In all his service, those the most in
innate never knew him to be thrown of
his guard, or to give expression to a warm,
hasty or indignant word. He never was
compelled to apologize for wounds caused
by indiscretion either in temper or Ian
guage. He was complete master of HIM
self. His headquarters were always a
model Of neatness, sobriety and discipline
He was so Indifferent to all pomr
L
hand, that, though made a Major General
on April 25, he had no stars on his coat un
til after the battle of Stone River eight
months afterwards; and they We're put on
by the strategy of his servant, at the insti
cation of some members of his staff. Ht
his taking command at Mill Spring, though
he had been a Brigadier General 81,
months. hid. Journal.
The Louisville COarier-Jouradi has tn,
+ following little story illustrating this phas'
| of bis character:
{ "Col Watkins married the daughter o
: Gen. Rousseau about the close of the war
Just after the battle of Nashville, Watkins
: then ON Gen. Thomas staff, approache,
the General with free and cordial manner
as If the request he was about to make coui'
not be denied General, you know hay
g q sweetheart, Miss - Rosseau, whom
!, have not seen for months. a leave @
absence, if you please, for weeks =
\ the dismay of poor Watkins, Thoma
= shrugged his shoulders. Watkins, seein
I that some intercession was necessary, re
I minded the General of his youth, the ardo
: of such years and such attachments, an
Y General in such matters. Gen. Thoma
I quietly and soldierly replied: 'Watkin,
d I've been there; and the truth is that
too, have a sweetheart; and have not see
;, her for more months than you have your
4 for many weeks. And, what is more
!; have been married TO my sweetheart, an
, want to see her as much as you do your
"a and it il likely more. But won't let ht
~ come to camp A camp il no place for
70 wife, She Is out of her element, and
~ softens man. And | won't go to see m
q wife till my duty Is ended and the wi
x over, What will not do myself / wi
!, not allow you TO do. Besides, / have
i raid to make IN Mississippi and Alabami
: and decided this morning that you wei
:, the man to lead ii. You will please repo
!. for duty at 8 A. NJ
e. RESPECTS PAID BY THE TENNESSEE cor
L GRESSMEN.
" At meeting held at the Capitol in q
N city of Washington, d. c., on the 3lst
Il March, 1870, by the delegation in Congre
from the State of Tennessee, Hon. VIM.
Brownlow was made chairman, and Ho
e Samuel NJ. Arnell, secretary.
a. Hon. William b. Stokes Hon. Isaac
70 Hawkins, and Hon. William Il. PROSE-
T were appointed to prepare for adoption
y suitable preamble and resolutions, EXPIRE
u siye of the respect felt for the memory
the late Major General George TX. Thoml
ed who reported the following;
III In the death of Major General Geor
or III. Thomas, on the 10Th day of March ins
s. in the city of San Francisco, the people
az Tennessee have lost one of their create
1 nd Ixras, of a