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George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the Civil War, becoming one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater and the hero of the Battle of Chickamauga. Despite being a Southerner, Thomas chose to serve the Union during the Civil War. The Virginian served in important subordinate commands at Perryville and Stones River before his stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 saved the Union Army from being completely routed and earned him his most famous nickname, the \
