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人称奇卡磨加之石的乔治．汤玛斯 (Geoege
H. Thomas) 将军生于1816年7月31日
身为西点军校的毕业生，汤玛斯在墨西哥战争中服役退出后，回到西点军校担任教官。内战开始之后，他仍然对北方联盟表示效忠。到了1864年，他协助威廉．雪曼 (William
T. Sherman) 将军取下亚特兰大 (Atlanta) 。汤玛斯同时也添加田纳西州法兰克林 (Franklin) 与纳什威尔 (Nashville) 地区的战争，并且赢得胜利。从左边这张照片，你就可以知道在前线作战的士兵们是多么危险。但是在「奇卡磨加之石」的领导统御之下，士兵们往往能够得到激励而奋勇杀敌。
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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