Thomas Eckert

Thomas T. Eckert
1860s portrait of Eckert
Birth name	Thomas Thompson Eckert
Born	(1825-04-23)April 23, 1825 St. Clairsville, Ohio
Died	October 20, 1910(1910-10-20) (aged 85) New York City
Buried	St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York City
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1867
Rank	Major Brevet Brigadier General
Commands	U.S. Military Telegraph Corps
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Other work	Assistant Secretary of War President, Western Union
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Thomas Thompson Eckert (April 23, 1825 – October 20, 1910) was an officer in the U.S. Army, Chief of the War Department Telegraph Staff from 1862 to 1866, United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1866 to 1867 and an executive at Western Union.