Edward Lloyd Thomas
Confederate Army general
Died when: 72 years 350 days (875 months)Star Sign: Aries
Edward Lloyd Thomas (March 23, 1825 – March 8, 1898) was a Confederate brigadier general of infantry during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.
He was colonel of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, which was assigned to Joseph R.Anderson's brigade, which became part of A.P.
Hill's famed "Light Division." When Anderson left to take control of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Thomas was promoted to brigadier general to command the brigade.
He retained this position for the rest of the war and was present at all of the major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia Thomas was a graduate of Oxford College of Emory University and served in the Mexican–American War.
He was an uncle to famed American Old West lawman Heck Thomas who helped bring down the Doolin Dalton Gang.
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