Thomas J. Edwards

b. circa 1829, d. 17 September 1862
  • Thomas J. Edwards was born circa 1829 in Alabama.
  • Thomas J. Edwards appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Lowndes County, Alabama.
  • He was a planter, according to the 1850 census.
  • Thomas J. Edwards appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • T. J. Edwards enrolled 2 August 1861 near Harrisburg as a private in
    Capt. R. M. Powell's Company of Texas Volunteers (Co. D, 5th Texas Infantry
    Regiment, CSA), for the period of the war.
  • On Saturday, 19 October 1861, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Sent most of the hands to pick out cotton for Tom Edwards."
  • On Friday, 1 November 1861, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Packed 6 Bales cotton for Tom J. Edwards," and on the following day, "Packed 2 Bales for T.J. Edwards, one light 360, Making 8 Bales, charge no toll as he is in the Army."
  • Thomas J. Edwards died on 17 September 1862 killed at the Battle of Sharpsburg in Maryland.
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2011