Thomas "Tom" Green - Austin TX
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Don.Morfe
N 30° 16.566 W 097° 43.700
14R E 622312 N 3350064
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. In 1863, he was promoted Brigadier General in command of the Texas Confederate forces, participated in Battle of Galveston and at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM12XEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2020
Views: 2
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin TX
Description:
From Find A Grave: Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Prior to the Civil War, he served as an Army officer in the Mexican-American War and as clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas. He entered the Civil War as a Colonel in the brigade of General H. H. Sibley and saw service in New Mexico. In 1863, he was promoted Brigadier General in command of the Texas Confederate forces, participated in Battle of Galveston and at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. At the Battle of Blair's Landing, April 12, 1864, he was killed at short range by the cannon of a Federal gunboat on the Red River.
Date of birth: 06/08/1814
Date of death: 04/12/1864
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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