[image ALT: Much of my site will be useless to you if you've got the images turned off!]

Class of 1857

Vol. II
p682 1770

(Born Ga.)

Thomas J. Berry

(Ap'd Ga.)

Thomas James Berry: Born Oct. 28, 1835.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1853, to July 1, 1857, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Dragoons, July 1, 1857.

Served: on frontier duty on Utah Expedition, 1858‑59, — and at Ft.

(Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, June 4, 1858)

Kearny, Neb., 1859‑60; and on leave of absence, 1860‑61.

Resigned, Jan. 28, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.a

Died, Oct. 16, 1865, at Newnan, Ga.: Aged 30.

Buried, Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, GA.

Thayer's Note:

a As with other Confederate officers, Cullum's Register omits his war record: according to the Southern Historical Society Papers he commanded the 60th Georgia Infantry, John B. Gordon's Brigade, Early's Division, 2d Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, with the rank of Lieut.‑Colonel.

Images with borders lead to more information.
The thicker the border, the more information. (Details here.)

UP TO:

U. S. M. A.
Class of 1857

Cullum's
Register

History of West Point

American
History

Home

A page or image on this site is in the public domain ONLY if its URL has a total of one *asterisk. If the URL has two **asterisks, the item is copyright someone else, and used by permission or fair use. If the URL has none the item is © Bill Thayer.