Edward Lloyd Thomas

Edward Lloyd Thomas
Edward L. Thomas
Born	(1825-03-23)March 23, 1825 Clarke County, Georgia
Died	March 8, 1898(1898-03-08) (aged 72) McAlester, Oklahoma
Place of burial	Kiowa, Oklahoma
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1847–48 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	35th Georgia Infantry Thomas's Brigade, ANV
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Seven Days Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Overland Campaign Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign
Other work	planter, Land Bureau, Indian Bureau agent

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, 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 Old West lawman Heck Thomas, who helped bring down the Doolin–Dalton Gang.