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Thomas Ewing Jr. (August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896) was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman from Ohio, 1877–1881.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1877 und 1881 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Ohio im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
Ewing's namesake son, Thomas Ewing Jr., was an American Civil War Union army general and two-term U.S. Congressman from Ohio. Two of Ewing's other sons – Hugh Boyle Ewing and Charles Ewing – also became generals in the Union army during the Civil War.
When the Civil War began, Ewing was elected colonel of the 11th Kansas Infantry and served under General James G. Blunt at the Battle of Prairie Grove. His successful defense of Fort Davidson in Missouri in September, 1864 helped stop an invasion of Missouri by Confederate General Sterling Price. In February, 1865, Ewing resigned his army ...
12. Jan. 2024 · Thomas Ewing, Jr., was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a Union general in the West during the American Civil War. In June 1862, Thomas Ewing, Jr. helped organize the “Red Legs,” a unit of scouts that protected the Kansas border from marauders headquartered in Missouri.
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23. Aug. 2013 · Thomas Ewing Jr. was a conscientious man. Though never as flamboyant as his foster brother, William Tecumseh Sherman, Ewing was ambitious for political fame and fortune, as befitted the son...
12. Jan. 2024 · Key facts about Thomas Ewing, Jr., a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a Union general in the West during the American Civil War. In June 1862, Thomas Ewing, Jr. helped organize the “Red Legs,” a unit of scouts that protected the Kansas border from marauders headquartered in Missouri. Image Source: Library of Congress. Full Name:
