George Thomas: Virginian for the Union Volume 13

by Christopher J. Einolf

Book Overview

One of the North?s greatest generals?the Rock of Chickamauga Most Southerners in the U.S. Army resigned their commissions to join the Confederacy in 1861. But at least one son of a distinguished, slaveholding Virginia family remained loyal to the Union. George H. Thomas fought for the North and secured key victories at Chickamauga and Nashville. Thomas?s wartime experiences transformed him from a slaveholder to a defender of civil rights. Remembered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806141212
• ISBN13: 9780806141213
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"