Thomas Ewing Jr.

Thomas Ewing Jr.
General Thomas Ewing Jr.
Born	(1829-08-07)August 7, 1829 Lancaster, Ohio
Died	January 21, 1896(1896-01-21) (aged 66) New York City, New York
Place of burial	Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, New York
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862 – 1865
Rank	Brevet Major General
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Old Fort Wayne Battle of Cane Hill Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Fort Davidson
Other work	Secretary Lawyer Congressman College Vice-President Founder of the Ohio Society of New York

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. He barely lost the 1880 campaign for Ohio Governor.

Civil War

Ewing was responsible for General Order № 11. The Order was issued in response to William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, where 450 raiders shot and killed 150 men and boys.