. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . sion, then ofthe corps and finally of the great army which he afterward so longcommanded. He was soon placed in command of the ist division ofthe army and on Dec. 31 was ordered to move against Zollicof¥er, whocommanded a large force occupying the road leading from Cumber-land gap to Lexington, Ky. In pursuance of this order Gen. Thomasfought and won the battle of Mill Springs, which was by far the mostirnpor
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . sion, then ofthe corps and finally of the great army which he afterward so longcommanded. He was soon placed in command of the ist division ofthe army and on Dec. 31 was ordered to move against Zollicof¥er, whocommanded a large force occupying the road leading from Cumber-land gap to Lexington, Ky. In pursuance of this order Gen. Thomasfought and won the battle of Mill Springs, which was by far the mostirnportant military success that had yet been achieved west of Vir-ginia, and with the exception of the defeat of Marshall near Preston-burg a few days before, it was the first victory in the this battle Gen. Thomas laid the foundation of his fame in the Armyof the Center. From Nov. 30, 1861, to Sept. 30, 1862, he commandeda division of Gen. Buells army without intermission, except that dur-ing the months of May and June he commanded the right wing of theArmy of the Tennessee and around Corinth. On Sept. 30, 1862,he was appointed second in command of the Army of the Ohio,. IvniK ^. \\ . K. H. D. Terry John M. H. G. Thomas Thayer C. M. Thruston VV. B. Tibbits A. II. TiiKRY> G. H. ThomasI! Stephen Thomasr> J. I?. S. Todd Biographical Sketches 269 having previously refused the chief command, and served in thatcapacity in the battle of Perryville and until Oct. 30, i86j, whenthe old name of Department of the Cumberland was restored andGen. Rosecrans assumed command. That officer reorganized thearmy into three distinct commands—right, left and center—and as-signed Thomas to the center, which consisted of five held this command in the battle of Stones river and untilJan. 9, 1863, when the 14th army co
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