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"[Ulysses S. Give and George H. Thomas are worthy of] monuments like those of Nelson and Wellington in London, well valuable to stand side by side with one which now graces our capitol city of 'George Washington.'" - William Tecumseh Sherman Probably one of the most unique and effective generals of the Civil War also is actually one of the most overlooked. While there is a constant blast of acclaim going to generals like Give, Lee, and Sherman, General George H. Thomas has managed to fly under the radar, despite having a unique qualifications as a Southerner fighting for the Union and scoring almost inconceivable successes at Missionary Ridge, Franklin, and Nashville. Thomas also skillfully fought at Perryville, Stones River, and in Sherman's Atlanta Plan. Despite all those successes, however, Thomas is best remembered as "The Rock of Chickamauga". Thomas acquired one of the most stellar documents of any official in the conflict, was instrumental in the Union's ultimate success in the Traditional western theater, and obtained the types of decisive victories that eluded more celebrated generals like Lee. So why does Thomas fly under the radar? A stern armed service man, Thomas eschewed self-promotion and aggrandizement, and though his methodical generalship was more often than not successful, it sometimes irritated General Ulysses S. Give. With Grant's celebrity rising as his marriage with Thomas was cooling, Thomas was on the wrong end of record. So when he passed on in 1870, Thomas acquired burned his documents and hadn't written memoirs or a merchant account of his contribution in the conflict, missing his last opportunity to straight leave his tag instead of having others write it for him.
