Edward Lloyd Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate Army general
Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1825
Place of Birth: Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 08-Mar-1898
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Edward Lloyd Thomas
- 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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