He was a leader of the confederacy's hood Texas brigade

He was a solider at gettysburg but his most memorial battle was the seven days campain

He has a fort in killeen texas named after him

Commander of the confederate forces in texas

Recaptured galveston by attacking union ships

He fought with the americans but switched to the confederate texas army

served in cabinet of confederate president jefferson davis

he was in charge of confederate post office

highest ranking texan in confederate government

Elected governor of texas in 1861

He was the assistent to confederate president jefferson davis

He gathered 32 companies of volunteers to help fight for the confederacy

Led the troops on the converted steamboat that was changed into a gunboat

The gunboats attacked the union ships and they took back control of galveston

He was named supreme court judge of Texas until war broke out again