Edward L. Thomas
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Edward Lloyd Thomas (March 23, 1825 – March 1894) was a Confederate Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. During much of the war, General Thomas commanded the Third Georgia Brigade (Thomas's Brigade), which consisted of 14th, 35th, 45th, and 49th Georgia regiments.
Thomas graduated from Emory University. At the beginning of the war, Thomas commanded the 14th Georgia Regiment. After the Seven Days Battles, Thomas was promoted to brigadier general when General Joseph R. Anderson was wounded and resigned to supervise the Tredegar Iron Works. Thomas fought at the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg.
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