This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: s_shimko Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.colorado.counties.rioblanco/108.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, My name is Sandra Shimko and I work at the White River Museum. The best information we have about Major Thornburg is in the book by Marshall Sprague "Massacre: Tragedy at White River", a book by Mark E. Miller, State Archaeologist of Wyoming "Hollow Victory". The first book is the first book written after the massacre and the second is a definitive study of the Milk Creek Battle, the last battle of the Indian Wars between the Native American Indians and the U. S. Military. Thornburg was killed in this battle. Both of these books are out of print.However, Thomas Tipton Thornburg was born on Dec. 26, 1843 in New Market in eastern Tennessee. He fought as a Private withe 6th East Tennessee Infantry under Col. Joseph A Cooper in the Stones River campaign during the winter of 1862-1863. He entered West Point on July 1, 1863 He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant of artillery June6, 1863 and rapidly promoted to major, which was likely due to his brother , J. M Thornburgh, a fo! rmer member of Congress. You can obtain the rest of his war record from the U. S. Military. He was married to Lida and you should be able to find more about both of them on Wikipedia or simply putting his full name in a search engine. Also, there is another book, also out of print, that is a history of the Thornburg Family. Since you know where he was born, you may be able to track it down. Sandy @ the White River Museum. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.