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in the second Seminole war. He was in- nessee, was promoted to major-general, U.
strutor in artillery and cavalry at West S. A. His great success was at Nashville.
Point, 1851-54. He was made captain De- December 14-15, 1864, when he defeated the
ci'mber 24, 1853, and was on frontier duty. Confederates under Hood, for which he re-
1854-60 ; wounded in skirmish at Brazos ^^{..gd the thanks of congress, and from the
river, August 21, i860. He was made lieu-
general assembly of Tennessee a gold medal.
tenant-colonel, April, 1861, and colonel. May \ c^ ^u <_ i.- r u 11
' ^ ' ' " >->^"j ^1, ij. _v After the restoration of peace he commanded
3 At the outbreak of the war between the
states he was transferred to the Fifth Cav-
alry, and operated in the Shenandoah Val-
ley. On August 17, 1861, he was made
Lrigadier-general of volunteers, and given
command of rendezvous camp at Robinson,
Kentucky. He commanded the Federal
forces at the battle of Logan's Crossroads,
Kentucky, January 19-20, 1862; commanded
a brigade in the advance on Nashville, Ten-
nessee, and afterwards a brigade in the
Army of the Ohio, under Buell. He was
promoted to major-general of volunteer.-.
<Vpril 25, 1S62, and commanded the right soldier, was born in Martinsburg, Virginia,
wing of the Army of the Tennessee during September 16. i8i6; son of Col. John and
the siege of Corinth, Mississippi. He served Elizabeth Pendleton (Hunter) Strother.
under Buell in North Alabama, Tennessee He studied drawing with Pietro Ancora in
and Kentucky, and second in command. He 1829, was graduated at JeiTerson College in
had command of the centre of the Army of 1835; studied art with S. F. B. Morse in
the Cumberland at the battle of Stone's 1836, in Rome. 1842-44, and in New York,
river, Tennessee; and commanded the Four- 1845-49. In 1850, over the pseudonym
various military districts. Fie died in San
Francisco, California, March 28, 1870, and
was buried with full military honors at
Troy, New York. There is a fine equestrian
5tatue of Gen. Thomas in Washington City.
At the beginning of the war (1861-65;.
rhomas wrote to Gov. Letcher assuring
him of his intention to follow the fortunes
of his native state, but afterwards changed
ground, under the influence, it is believed,
of his northern wife.
Strother, David Hunter, author, artist and
teenth Corps at the battle of Chickamauga.
He checked the Confederate advance on
Chattanooga, was promoted to brigadier-
general, U. S. A., and given command of the
"Porte Crayon." his first article appeared in
"Harper's Magazine." At the outbreak of
the war, he was commissioned captain in the
United States army, and appointed assist-
departmeiit and Army of the Cumberlan<l, ant adjutant-general on McClellan's stafif.
October 19, 1863. He commanded thai; He served on Pope's staff in the Virginia
army in the battles of Missionary Ridge, campaign, and on Banks' staf? in the Red
Dallas, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, River campaign. He was colonel of the Third
Peach Tree Creek, and Atlanta. When Virginia Cavalry ; was chief of staff to his
Sherman was preparing for his march to the cousin, David Hunter, in the Shenandoah
sea, Thomas was massing scattered troops, campaign, and was brevetted brigadier-gen-
with which he fell back toward the Ohio eral of volunteers. After the war he re-
river, and for the success at Franklin, Ten- sumed his literarj- work ; and his "Personal
