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George H. Thomas autographed 16.5 x 14” U.S. Army Quartermaster Department manuscript document recording civilian labor and services employed during October 1863 at Lookout Creek, signed at the conclusion by Union Major General George H. Thomas as “Commanding.” Also signed by the acting quartermaster. The report lists laborers and craftsmen employed in support of the Army of the Cumberland during the critical weeks following the Union victory at the Battle of Chickamauga and just prior to the Battles for Chattanooga. Dated only weeks after Thomas earned the immortal nickname “The Rock of Chickamauga,” the document provides a firsthand administrative record of the enormous logistical effort required to sustain Union operations around Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Very good condition. Folded as issued with expected toning, light handling wear, and minor soiling.

George Henry Thomas (1816-1870) was one of the Union Army’s greatest commanders and among the most respected generals of the American Civil War. A Virginia native who remained loyal to the Union despite his home state’s secession, Thomas distinguished himself in numerous campaigns in the Western Theater. At the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, he organized a determined defensive stand that prevented the destruction of the Union Army, earning the enduring title “The Rock of Chickamauga.” He subsequently commanded Union forces during the Chattanooga Campaign, where victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge opened the Deep South to Union invasion. Widely admired for his professionalism, calm leadership, and tactical ability, Thomas later commanded the Army of the Cumberland during General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and remains one of the Civil War’s most accomplished yet often underappreciated military leaders.

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