Bryan M. Thomas
Bryan Morel Thomas (May 8, 1836 – July 16, 1905) was an American soldier, farmer, marshal, and educator. He served as an officer in the United States Army, and later in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a son-in-law of Jones M. Withers, under whom Thomas would serve in the war. Thomas also participated in and was captured during the 1865 Battle of Fort Blakely, the conflict's final infantry fight.
Bryan Morel Thomas | |
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Brig. Gen. Bryan Morel Thomas, CSA photo taken in 1864 or 1865 | |
| Born | May 8, 1836 Milledgeville, Georgia, US |
| Died | July 16, 1905 (aged 69) Dalton, Georgia, US |
| Place of burial | West Hill Cemetery, Dalton |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | US Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1858–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (CSA) (unconfirmed) |
| Unit | 8th U.S. Infantry 5th U.S. Infantry 18th Alabama Infantry |
| Commands held | Artillery, Reserve Corps, AoM 12th Mississippi Cavalry Thomas's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | farmer, Deputy U.S. Marshal, academy headmaster, school superintendent |
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