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]
Thomas Jewett Goree | |
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| Nickname(s) | TJ |
| Born | November 14, 1835 Marion, Alabama |
| Died | March 5, 1905 (aged 69) Galveston, Texas |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery Huntsville, Texas |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | lawyer, superintendent of penitentiaries |
Early life edit
Civil War service edit
Postbellum edit
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 edit
he died in Galveston Texas of pneumonia on March 5 1905
In popular media edit
- Goree was portrayed by Ivan Kane in Gettysburg, the 1993 film version of Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Shaara, Michael, The Killer Angels, The Random House Publishing Group, 1974, ISBN 1-58663-524-7.
- Goree, Thomas, Longstreet's Aide: The Civil War Letters of Major Thomas J. Goree, University Press of Virginia, June 1995, ISBN 0-8139-1574-0.
External links edit
- GOREE, THOMAS JEWETT from the Handbook of Texas Online
- "The Battle of Antietam on the Web".