George Anderson

George Anderson Historical Figure Nationality: United States (Confederate States, 1861-65) Year of Birth: 1824 Year of Death: 1901 Cause of Death: Natural causes Occupation: Soldier, police chief, tax collector, railroad freight agent Parents: Joseph Anderson, Lucy Cunningham Spouse: Elizabeth Ramey (d. 1867), Linda Spiller Military Branch: United States Army (Mexican-American War); Confederate Army (American Civil War) Fictional Appearances: The Guns of the South POD: January 17, 1864 Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference Nationality: Confederate States Military Branch: Army of Northern Virginia (Second American Revolution)

George Thomas "Tige" Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates, Anderson began the war as Colonel of a Georgia militia. He fought in the Battles of the Virginia Peninsula, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, and surrendered with Lee at Appomattox.

George Anderson in The Guns of the South

Major General George Anderson's infantry division of the Army of Northern Virginia was one of the first divisions to be outfitted with AK-47s.