Thomas J Goree

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Thomas J Goree, born on November 14th, 1835, in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. [2] His family moved to Texas in 1850, and settled in Huntsville. [2] He earned his academic and law degree at Baylor, and then at Independence. [2] From there, in 1858, he formed a law partnership with Col. William P. Rogers, and the form then later moved to Houston. [2] In 1861, Goree left his law career to join the Confederate army where he was eventually promoted to captain and served as Longstreet’s aide - de - camp throughout the war. [2] In 1868, he married Elizabeth Thomas Nolley and the couple had five children together. [2] In 1873, the couple returned back to Huntsville and Thomas formed a law partnership with Col. Leonard Anderson Abercombrie. [2] In 1877, Goree was appointed superintendent of the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, in which he served 14 years. [2] Goree passed away from pneumonia on March 5, 1905, in Galveston, Texas. | Source: [1] Portman, Evan. 2024. “T.J. Goree during the Seven Days - Emerging Civil War.” Emerging Civil War. September 26, 2024. https://emergingcivilwar.com/2024/09/26/t-j-goree-during-the-seven-days/.
[2] Goree, Langston, and Deborah Hardin. 2020. “Thomas Jewett Goree: Confederate Officer and Prison Reformer.” Texas State Historical Association. June 9, 2020. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goree-thomas-jewett.
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[1] Portman, Evan. 2024. “T.J. Goree during the Seven Days - Emerging Civil War.” Emerging Civil War. September 26, 2024. https://emergingcivilwar.com/2024/09/26/t-j-goree-during-the-seven-days/.
[2] Goree, Langston, and Deborah Hardin. 2020. “Thomas Jewett Goree: Confederate Officer and Prison Reformer.” Texas State Historical Association. June 9, 2020. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goree-thomas-jewett.
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