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Harry I. Thornton

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Harry I. Thornton was a United States Democratic politician.

Thornton was a member of the California State Senate during the 1850s.[1] At the start of the American Civil War he resigned from the California legislature and went to serve in the Army of the Confederate States of America.[2] He was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga Sept. 18–20, 1863 while serving with the 58th Regiment Alabama Infantry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Thornton, Harry I. "Speech of Hon. Harry I. Thornton, jr., on the Resolutions upon the state of the Union, delivered in the senate of the state of California at the twelfth session of the legislature, February 8th, 1861". Amazon.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ Goodwin, C. C. (March 17, 2008). "Harry I. Thornton". As I Remember Them, 1913, cited in the Nevada Observer. Retrieved 26 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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