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Deaf, of raJor General Geo. Il. Thomas.

Major General George H. Thomas died sud
denly, Of apoplexy, in San Francisco. on Non
day evening, the 18th ult., as eight O'Clock.
Gen. Thomas WAS horn in southampton county,
Virgins, in the early part Of the present cen
fury. After receiving his education, be for some
time took up the study OF the law, but was sub
sequenty entered as cadet at West Point, on
the first of July, 1896, where he graduated on
the first Of July, 1870, and was appointed
Second Lieutenant in the Third Artillery. He
served with distinction in the Mexican war, and
obtained Captsincy on the 24th Of December,
1853. In 1870 he was made Alsjor Of the Second
Cavalry. When the rebellion broke out he was
promoted Lieutenant Colonel April 25th, and
Colonel May 3rd, 1861. He was engaged in
the operations in the Shenandoah Valley from
the lst of June to the 26th of August, 1861,
having the command Of brigade in the action
Of Falling Waters, and was in the skirmish at
Martinsburg, July 81, and a; Bunker Hill, July
10Th, 1861. On the 18th Of August Of the same
year he was appointed Brigsdier General OF
Volunteers, ami AS such served in the depart
ment OF the Cumberland in the advance upon
Grab Orchard and Lebanon, Kentucky in CON-
mand ola division of the Army Of the Ohio, being
in command and engaged at the conflict Of Mil
Spring Ky and was in the movement on Mash
vile Was in the Tennessee and Mississippi
campaign in 1862, being engaged in the march
10 Pittsburg Landing with his DIVISION As the
reserve Of the Army Of the OHIO vas N COM
mand of the right wing Of the Army 81 the Ten
nessee in the advance upon the siege OF Cornih
from April 9th 10 MAY 3Oth, 1862 was made
Major General Of Volunteers, april %, lNi2,
aud while holding that position Was in Major
General Buell's operations with the Army Of tine
ONO, in North Alabama, Tennessee and hen
lucky, from the 10Th Of June 10 the .in OF No
yember, lsG5 among other services, was IN
command of the right wing OF the army at the
battle Of Perryylie; Was in Rosecrans's Tennessee
campaign. ia command Of the l4th army corps
Army Of the Cumberand). and engaged in the
battle Of Stone River wa- in the advance On
TullAhoma, in the passage Of the Elk and the
Tennessee rivers. and 81 the bsttle Of Chicka-
manga, SEPT 1920, 1868, and checked the .
enemy's advance upon Chattanooga, Sept y,
500, TO which he retired and commenced forti-
fyng He placed in command of the De
rartment and Army Of the Cumberland on Oct
] 9TH, 1868.
While in command of the Army Of the Cum
herland he opene his communications bv the
Tennessee river snd Lookout Valley fought the
battle Of Missionary Ridge, Nov - 18th, 1868,
pursued the enemy and fought the battle Of
kiuggoll, Georgia, November 26th, after which
be was in the invasion of Georges up to the 9Th
lf September 90 command of the Army OF the
Cumberland, which WAS composed Of the 9Th.
9Th and 10Th army corps, and three cavalry
divisions. being engaged Ia operations around
Dalton, in demonstrations against Resacn. u the
occupation ofkame, in the action q CAssvi,.e, 10
be battle Of Dallas, in the movement against
Pine Mountain, which lasted from MAY 18th 90 d
me Goth, and in which he was slmo-- daily
ngagei with the enemy, in the battles VI htue-
aW Mountain from June 3Oth 10 July %, ia the
ssauit A. Rupp's station, in tae passage OF d.
'hat.ahoche. at the seice Of Atlanta from j..y .
"a 70 Sep. "a, when the place Surrendered.
ni which DE occupied anil Sept. 18th. Doc
ieieuce 10 Instructions f m General sherman
e was engaged during Oc,i,r and December.
-64, in organizing the ue.euces ot / uues-.r
-aiu-t the rebel invasion under Gen. Hood by
1lcentratag bis scattered forces behind DIcs
liver, where they were desperately engaged at p
BE battle # Franklin ,--. ..tl, aaj D., finally
box position With ot-e- Te-ca.'rtvmeuts bef -r
t,hgiIie, where tie rstel .-my was utterly
ltel with heavy LIS, q ma,e;ia AMI Mea. 100 p
be great tl,te OF Dee. .--'H, 9. For bis
lilsn-fy at Nashville. Congress. .r rae 81 Of
.arc1. l-..,
R.,alr.t, Thar The thank, o, Congress ar. b
le, aul src hereby rendered 90 l,.i.r Genera. D..
Gorge II Thomas ami the o.t,ers and 81 iiers p
ader his command, for their skill and I,uut- "
SIS courage, by which the rete. army uai-r