John Bell Hood
(1831-1879)
John Bell Hood graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1853. He was
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and transferred to the 2nd U.S. Calvary unit
in Texas. He resigned from the U.S. Army after Fort Sumter. He joined the
Confederate army as a captain. In 1862 he was promoted to Brigadier General and
put in command of what was known as Hood’s Texas Brigade. He served with
Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. His bravery was soon noted, and he was
promoted to Major General. His division fought at Second Manassas (Second Bull
Run), Sharpsburg (Antietam), Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. At Gettysburg,
Hood was seriously wounded. He was relieved of command at his own request on
January 23, 1865. Hood surrendered to federal authorities. He died in New Orleans
from yellow fever on August 30, 1879. Hood county and Fort Hood are both
named in his honor.
John Reagan
(1818-1905)
John Reagan was born in Tennessee in 1818 but moved to Texas in 1839. He soon
became a leader in the Texas Democratic Party and served Texas in the United
States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861 when he resigned his seat in
order to join the Confederate States of America. At the end of the Civil War,
Reagan was captured with President Jefferson Davis. Reagan drafted a letter
urging Texans to renounce slavery and secession and recognize the authority of the
United States. As a result of this letter, many Texans shunned him, and for a time,
his political career came to an end. However, in 1875, he was once more elected to
represent Texas in the U. S. House of Representatives where he remained until
1887. He died in 1905 and became known as the “Old Roman” who had sacrificed
his political future for the good of his state.
Francis Lubbock
(1815-1905)
Francis Richard Lubbock was born in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1815 and came
to Texas in 1836. During the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston appointed him
comptroller. In 1857 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of the State, and in 1861
he was elected Governor. An active supporter of the government of the
Confederate States of America, he joined the Confederate forces after his term as
governor ended. He was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel, and served as
assistant adjutant general on the staff of Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder.
Lubbock also served as aid-de-camp for Jefferson Davis and was captured with
him at the end of the war. He was imprisoned at Fort Delaware and kept in solitary
confinement for eight months before being paroled. From 1878 to 1891 he was
Treasurer of the state of Texas and then lived in Austin until his death. The city of
Lubbock is named in his honor.
Thomas Green
(1814-1864)
Thomas Green came to Texas in time to assist in the Texas Revolution, serving at
the Battle of San Jacinto. At that battle, he operated the only cannons in Sam
Houston’s army. After the revolution, he served in various government positions in
the Texas Republic. In the Mexican American war, he helped Zachary Taylor
capture Mexico City. When the Civil War broke out, he served in the Confederate
army under General Sibley. In 1863, he was promoted to Brigadier General and
participated in the Battle of Galveston. At the Battle of Blair's Landing on the Red
River on April 12, 1864, he was killed by cannon fire from a Union gunboat.
John Magruder
(1807-1871)
Born in Virginia, Magruder was appointed to the United States Military Academy
and graduated fifteenth in his class. He resigned from the US Army to take a
commission as Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army. Magruder’s greatest feat was
the recapture of Galveston from Union forces. After the Civil War, he fled to
Mexico where he served in the Emperor Maximilian’s army. He later returned to
Texas to make his home in Houston where he died in 1871.
(1831-1879)
John Bell Hood graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1853. He was
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and transferred to the 2nd U.S. Calvary unit
in Texas. He resigned from the U.S. Army after Fort Sumter. He joined the
Confederate army as a captain. In 1862 he was promoted to Brigadier General and
put in command of what was known as Hood’s Texas Brigade. He served with
Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. His bravery was soon noted, and he was
promoted to Major General. His division fought at Second Manassas (Second Bull
Run), Sharpsburg (Antietam), Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. At Gettysburg,
Hood was seriously wounded. He was relieved of command at his own request on
January 23, 1865. Hood surrendered to federal authorities. He died in New Orleans
from yellow fever on August 30, 1879. Hood county and Fort Hood are both
named in his honor.
John Reagan
(1818-1905)
John Reagan was born in Tennessee in 1818 but moved to Texas in 1839. He soon
became a leader in the Texas Democratic Party and served Texas in the United
States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861 when he resigned his seat in
order to join the Confederate States of America. At the end of the Civil War,
Reagan was captured with President Jefferson Davis. Reagan drafted a letter
urging Texans to renounce slavery and secession and recognize the authority of the
United States. As a result of this letter, many Texans shunned him, and for a time,
his political career came to an end. However, in 1875, he was once more elected to
represent Texas in the U. S. House of Representatives where he remained until
1887. He died in 1905 and became known as the “Old Roman” who had sacrificed
his political future for the good of his state.
Francis Lubbock
(1815-1905)
Francis Richard Lubbock was born in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1815 and came
to Texas in 1836. During the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston appointed him
comptroller. In 1857 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of the State, and in 1861
he was elected Governor. An active supporter of the government of the
Confederate States of America, he joined the Confederate forces after his term as
governor ended. He was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel, and served as
assistant adjutant general on the staff of Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder.
Lubbock also served as aid-de-camp for Jefferson Davis and was captured with
him at the end of the war. He was imprisoned at Fort Delaware and kept in solitary
confinement for eight months before being paroled. From 1878 to 1891 he was
Treasurer of the state of Texas and then lived in Austin until his death. The city of
Lubbock is named in his honor.
Thomas Green
(1814-1864)
Thomas Green came to Texas in time to assist in the Texas Revolution, serving at
the Battle of San Jacinto. At that battle, he operated the only cannons in Sam
Houston’s army. After the revolution, he served in various government positions in
the Texas Republic. In the Mexican American war, he helped Zachary Taylor
capture Mexico City. When the Civil War broke out, he served in the Confederate
army under General Sibley. In 1863, he was promoted to Brigadier General and
participated in the Battle of Galveston. At the Battle of Blair's Landing on the Red
River on April 12, 1864, he was killed by cannon fire from a Union gunboat.
John Magruder
(1807-1871)
Born in Virginia, Magruder was appointed to the United States Military Academy
and graduated fifteenth in his class. He resigned from the US Army to take a
commission as Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army. Magruder’s greatest feat was
the recapture of Galveston from Union forces. After the Civil War, he fled to
Mexico where he served in the Emperor Maximilian’s army. He later returned to
Texas to make his home in Houston where he died in 1871.
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