George Thomas Anderson
Nickname	"Tige"
Born	(1824-02-03)February 3, 1824 Covington, Georgia
Died	April 4, 1901(1901-04-04) (aged 77) Anniston, Alabama
Place of burial	Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Alabama
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Service years	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
Conflicts	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Yorktown Seven Days Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Knoxville Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg

George Thomas Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a general in theConfederate States Army during theAmerican Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige", Anderson was noted as one ofRobert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates.

Anderson was born inCovington, Georgia, and attendedEmory University before departing to serve as asecond lieutenant ofGeorgiacavalry during theMexican–American War. From 1848 until 1850, he was a major general of the 11th Division of theGeorgia Militia.^[1] He received a commission as a captain in the1st U.S. Cavalry in 1855, only to resign in 1858.^[2]

When the Civil War broke out, Anderson joined the Confederate Army in the insurrection of his home state. He becamecolonel of the 11th Georgia Infantry regiment but arrived too late to participate in theFirst Battle of Bull Run. He saw battle during thePeninsula Campaign atYorktown and commanded abrigade during theSeven Days Battles,Second Bull Run,Fox's Gap,^[3]Antietam, andFredericksburg. He was promoted to brigadier general on November 1, 1862.^{[citation needed]} Anderson missedChancellorsville being with the majority ofLt. Gen.James Longstreet'sFirst Corps operating in southeasternVirginia.^{[citation needed]}

Longstreet's men rejoined theArmy of Northern Virginia in time for theGettysburg campaign. Anderson fought aroundDevil's Den and theWheatfield atGettysburg, where he was wounded. He recuperated in theCharleston area while Longstreet's Corps went to Georgia. Anderson did not rejoin his men until theSiege of Knoxville. He saw heavy action in 1864 at theWilderness,Spotsylvania,Cold Harbor, and theoperations around Richmond and Petersburg. He surrendered with Lee atAppomattox Court House in April 1865.^[2]

After the war, Anderson became a railroad freight agent and police chief inAtlanta, Georgia. He later moved toAnniston, Alabama, becoming police chief there and county tax collector. He died in Anniston on April 4, 1901.^[2] He is buried there in Edgemont Cemetery.

• List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

• Eicher, John H., andDavid J. Eicher,Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
• Sifakis, Stewart.Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988.ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
• Smith, Gordon Burns,History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861, Volume One, Campaigns and Generals, Boyd Publishing, 2000.
• Warner, Ezra J.Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.

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