T. J. Goree facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thomas Jewett Goree
Nickname(s)	T. J.
Born	(1835-11-14)November 14, 1835 Marion, Alabama
Died	March 5, 1905(1905-03-05) (aged 69) Galveston, Texas
Place of burial	Oakwood Cemetery Huntsville, Texas
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	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

Thomas Jewett "T. J." 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.

Postbellum

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 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit is accredited by the American Correctional Association.

In popular media

Goree was portrayed by Ivan Kane in Gettysburg, the 1993 film version of Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels.

Book Sources

1. Michael, Shaara, The Killer Angels, The Random House Publishing Group, 1974, ISBN: 1-58663-524-7.
2. 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.