Civil War Texas Governor, Confederate Army Officer. First serving as Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1857 to 1859, he was elected as the Governor of Texas during the Civil War. After his term ended in 1863, he joined the Confederate Army, serving as an aide de camp to President Jefferson Davis with the rank of Colonel. When the war ended, he was captured with President Davis in Georgia, and was held eight months at Fort Delaware. In later years, he served as the Texas Treasurer from 1878 to 1891.
Civil War Texas Governor, Confederate Army Officer. First serving as Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1857 to 1859, he was elected as the Governor of Texas during the Civil War. After his term ended in 1863, he joined the Confederate Army, serving as an aide de camp to President Jefferson Davis with the rank of Colonel. When the war ended, he was captured with President Davis in Georgia, and was held eight months at Fort Delaware. In later years, he served as the Texas Treasurer from 1878 to 1891.
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