T. J. Goree

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Thomas Jewett Goree
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Nickname(s)TJ
Born(1835-11-14)November 14, 1835
Marion, Alabama
DiedMarch 5, 1905(1905-03-05) (aged 69)
Galveston, Texas
Place of burial
Oakwood Cemetery
Huntsville, Texas
Allegiance Confederate National Flag since Mar 4 1865.svg Confederate States of America
Service / branch Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg Confederate States Army
Years of service1861-1865
Rank Confederate States of America Major.png Major
Unit First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles / wars American Civil War
Other worklawyer, superintendent of penitentiaries

Thomas Jewett Goree (November 14, 1835 – March 5, 1905) was a Confederate Captain in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. By the end of the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. He was one of Lt. General James Longstreet's most trusted aides. [1]

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Early life

Thomas J. Goree was born on November 14, 1835, in Marion, Alabama. At age 15, he and family moved to Huntsville, Texas. At age 18, he attended Baylor College, from which he graduated with a law degree. With other partners, he formed a law firm in Montgomery, Texas, in 1858, later moving it to Houston. At the start of the American Civil War in 1861 he left his law firm and headed for Virginia to volunteer for the Confederacy.

Civil War service

Postbellum

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Goree Unit

The Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, was named in honor of TJ Goree in 1935. The unit houses the state's Sex Offender Treatment Program and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit is accredited by the American Correctional Association.

Death

he died in Galveston Texas of pneumonia on March 5 1905

References

Further reading

  1. GOREE, THOMAS JEWETT from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. "The Battle of Antietam on the Web".
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