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VIP´s of the Civil War
During the Civil War, several key figures from Texas played significant roles in the Confederate forces and government. John Magruder was a notable commander of Confederate forces in Texas and had previously fought in the Mexican-American War.
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VIP´s of the Civil War Francis Lubbock- When Lubbock's term ended in 1863,
he joined the Confederate Army. He was the brother of Thomas Saltus
Lubbock, for whom Lubbock County,
Texas and the City of Lubbock are named. Lubbock was the ninth Governor of Texas
and was in office during the Civil War John Reagan- He served in the cabinet of Jefferson
Davis as Postmaster General. When Texas seceded from the Union and
joined the Confederate States of America. Reagan was a part the U.S. House
of Representatives John Bell Hood Ft. Hood is named after
him. He fought at Gettysburg. Hood was the leader of
the confederacy's hood's
Texas Brigade. JUST SO ITS EVEN :) Thomas Green Green was clerk of the Texas Supreme
Court until the outbreak of the Civil War.
when he became a Confederate cavalry leader. He took part in the Texan Revolution of 1835–36 Green was an American soldier and lawyer. John Magruder He also fought in the
Mexican-American War. Magruder commanded
confederate forces in Texas.
