George Thomas Anderson | |
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Nickname(s) | "Tige" |
Born | Covington, Georgia | February 3, 1824
Died | April 4, 1901 Anniston, Alabama | (aged 77)
Place of burial | Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Alabama |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1847–1848; 1855–1858 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Unit | Independent Company of Georgia Mounted Volunteers 1st U.S. Cavalry |
Commands | 11th Georgia Infantry Anderson's Brigade |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
George Thomas Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige", Anderson was noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates.