- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Thomas Ruger (1833-1907)
- Creator:
- Davis, Matthew
- Date of Original:
- 2006-08-25
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Generals--United States
United States. Army--Southern unionists
Ruger, Thomas Howard, 1833-1907
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Thomas Ruger. Thomas Ruger served as the military provisional governor of Georgia for six months in 1868. In that role he oversaw the removal of the capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta and instituted the convict lease system. A Union veteran of the Civil War (1861-65), Ruger later served as the superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
GSE identifier: SS8H6 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/thomas-ruger-1833-1907/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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