Thomas Flournoy | |
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| Born | January 3, 1775 Henrico County, Virginia |
| Died | July 24, 1857 (aged 82) Augusta, Georgia |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | Georgia Militia United States Army |
| Years of service | ? –1812 1812–1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel Brigadier general |
| Commands | Seventh Military District |
| Battles / wars | Florida Patriot War War of 1812 |
| United States Treaty Commissioner | |
| In office 1820–1820 | |
Thomas Flournoy (1775-1857) was a lawyer from Georgia and an officer in the Georgia Militia who was commissioned brigadier general in the United States Army when the War of 1812 began. In 1813 he became commanding officer of the Seventh Military District with headquarters in New Orleans. There he alienated important political leaders by questioning their loyalty. During the operations against the Red Sticks in Alabama he only half-heartedly supported the troops in the field, as the operations took place in his district but was under the overall command of Thomas Pinckney. Having been relieved of his command Flournoy resigned in 1814. In 1820 he was one of the United States commissioners negotiating with the Creeks, but he resigned the same year as a consequence of what he saw as undue interference from the State of Georgia.[1]
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