Minor T. Thomas

Minor T. Thomas
Minor T. Thomas
	Thomas c. 1862–1865
County Surveyor of Washington County, Minnesota
	In office; 1860–1861
Personal details
Born	September 24, 1830; Connersville, Indiana
Died	October 2, 1897 (aged 67); Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resting place	Galveston Cemetery,; Galveston, Indiana
Profession	Surveyor; Civil Engineer
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel; Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment; 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Commands	8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment; 3rd District, Department of the Northwest; 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War Bull Run campaign First Battle of Bull Run; ; Shiloh Campaign Siege of Corinth; ; Sully's Expedition (1863-1864) Battle of Killdeer Mountain; Battle of the Badlands; ; Franklin–Nashville Campaign Third Battle of Murfreesboro; ; Carolinas campaign Battle of Wyse Fork; ;

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Minor T. Thomas (September 24, 1830 – October 2, 1897) was a Minnesota surveyor, civil engineer, and military officer who served during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Thomas was responsible for surveying various portions of Washington County, Minnesota, from 1857 to 1861. During his service in the Union Army Thomas began as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, by the end of the war Thomas held the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the XXIII Corps under Major General Thomas H. Ruger.