Desert Hawk Books

 

Rock of Chickamauga
The Life of General George H. Thomas

Freeman Cleaves

 

352  pages
Illustrations/Maps
5 1/2" x 8 3/8"
Paperback

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     General George H. Thomas, the "Rock of Chickamauga" of the history books, was a Virginian who chose the northern side in the Civil War. While Thomas was considered a traitor by his family, his military superiors regarded him with a certain mistrust because of his southern background. Nonetheless, Thomas was prominent in the battles of Mill Springs, Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, and Nashville, and was immortalized at Chickamauga, where he tenaciously held the field until ordered to withdraw.

"Mr. Cleaves has written the best biography of the native Virginian, West Pointer, and Mexican War veteran who in 1861 chose to remain loyal to the Union, and labored doggedly and valiantly for his cause in spite of lack of recognition and slow promotions. He was without doubt one of the ablest tacticians on either side, and Mr. Cleaves does full justice to his very considerable talents." - Virginia Quarterly Review

"A genuine appraisal of one of the interesting personages of the Civil War period. . . . The reader will soon see . . . why Thomas deserves to rank in the category of Grant, Lee and Sherman." - Chattanooga Times

"An extremely interesting volume from the standpoint of the specialist in the War Between the States personalities, Rock of Chickamauga provides rare portraits of the military leaders with whom Thomas dealt." - Houston Chronicle

Freeman Cleaves was for many years a writer and editor for the New York weekly Financial World, but his avocation has been research in special periods of American History, of which this volume is just one result.