Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-29

A brave Man Gone.
His Life and Services.

The following telegram was received by Adj
iutant General Townsend this morning, convey
ing the painful intelligence of the death OF
Major General George II. Thomas:
SAN Francisco, March -.
To Major General T.. ID. Townsend, A. 4. G.
Major General George II. Thomas died at
twenty-five minutes past seven o'clock y. IN.
to-day, apoplexy.
ALFRED l.. HoUGH, Col. and 4. \. G.
General Thomas was born in Virginia and ap-
pointed to a cadetship at West Point July ist,
1886. He graduated in July, 1910. and was ap-
pointed Second Lieutenant in the Third Artille-
ry. He served in the Florida war in 1902. and
on the 9th of November, 1911, was brevetted
First Lieutenant for gallantry and good con-
diet. After the Florida war he served at Fort
Moultrie, South Carolina, and Fort McHenry
Maryland; was commissioned First Lieutenant
i'm April, 1874. He was next in the Mexican war
and brevetted Captain in September, 1916, for
gallant conduct in the several conflicts at Mon
terey. In 1s47 he was brevetted Major for gal
liant conduct at Buena Vista. In December.
50, he was commissioned Captain OF the Third
Artillery, and in May, 1886, was commissioned
Major Of the Second Cavalry, after which he
served on the frontier. At the breaking
out OF the rebellion he was commissioned
Colonel OF the I'd cavalry, and in August, 1851
assigned to the command OF the 5th cavalry,
first participating in the action at Falling
Waters, July I'd, 1861; Martinsburg. July Sd,
1861, and at Bunker Hill, July 18th, 1861. In
August OF that year he was commissioned Brig
adler General of Volunteers, and served i'm the
Department Of the Cumberland and Army OF
Ohio, being engaged in the fights at Mill Spring.
KY, January 1870, 1859. He was also engaged
in the Tennessee and Mississippi campaign. and
commanded the reserve Of the Army Of the
Ohio, at Pttsburg Landing, from Apri,
9th to May 3Oth, 1862. He was engaged
in the siege of Corinth, and made Major
General Of Volunteers In April, 1862 which
rank he held until 1864, being with General
Buell. in North Alabama, Tennessee and Ken
tucky. At the battle of Perryville he was in
command of the right wing. He next command
ed the Fourteenth Army Corps, with General
Rose in Tennessee, and was engaged i'm
the battle Of Stone river, the advance of Tulla-
homa, the action at Hoover's Gap, June 18th.
1855; battle OF Chickamauga, September 18th
and 10Th, 1868, and at Chattanooga. In October,
1853, he was commissioned Brigadier General
in the regular army, and participated in the
action at Missionary Ridge, November %, 1868:
in the invasion of Georgia and demonstrations
against Resaca, siege OF Atlanta, and numerous
other engagements in that State. He was mex,
IN command OF the defences of Tennessee, and
at the battle OF Franklin utterly routed the
rebel army under Hood. I'm Deer, 1864, he was
commissioned Major General in the L. s. Army.
In March, 1867, he was appointed to the com
mand of the Sd Military District, composed of
Georgia, Florida and Alabama, but was relieved
therefrom at his own request. He commanded
the Department of the Cumberland until about
one year since, when he was ordered to the
a ~.
headquarters at San Francisco.
The President this morning sent telegram
of coincidence to Mrs Thomas, who was with
her husband in San Francisco at the time of his
death.
The body will be brought East, accompanied
by bis staff, and inferred at Troy, " Y, o,
which place Mrs. Thomas is a resident