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Thomas Jewett Goree
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Nickname(s) TJ
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 National Flag since Mar 4 1865.svg Confederate States of America
Service/branch Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861-1865
Rank Confederate States of America Major.png 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

GoreeUnitHuntsvilleTX
Goree Unit

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.

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.
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