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人稱奇卡磨加之石的喬治‧湯瑪斯 (Geoege
H. Thomas) 將軍生於1816年7月31日
身為西點軍校的畢業生，湯瑪斯在墨西哥戰爭中服役結束後，回到西點軍校擔任教官。內戰開始之後，他仍然對北方聯盟表示效忠。到了1864年，他協助威廉‧雪曼 (William
T. Sherman) 將軍取下亞特蘭大 (Atlanta) 。湯瑪斯同時也加入田納西州法蘭克林 (Franklin) 與納什威爾 (Nashville) 地區的戰爭，並且贏得勝利。從左邊這張照片，你就可以知道在前線作戰的士兵們是多麼危險。但是在「奇卡磨加之石」的領導統御之下，士兵們往往能夠得到激勵而奮勇殺敵。
A graduate of West Point, Thomas served in the Mexican War and returned to teach at West Point. When the Civil War began, he remained loyal to the Union. In 1864, he helped General William T. Sherman take Atlanta. Thomas also fought and won conflicts at Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee. This photograph showing the outer line of Union soldiers at the Battle of Nashville gives you an idea of how hard life was for the men living and fighting on the front. The leadership of the "Rock of Chickamauga" often gave soldiers the courage to continue the struggle.
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