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Thomas Jewett Goree
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Nickname(s) | TJ |
Born | Marion, Alabama |
November 14, 1835
Died | March 5, 1905 Galveston, Texas |
(aged 69)
Place of burial |
Oakwood Cemetery
Huntsville, Texas |
Allegiance | 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 |
Thomas Jewett "TJ" 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
The Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, was named in honor of TJ Goree in 1935. ..... 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.
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