Thomas Green (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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lawyer, politician, soldier, and officer of the Republic of Texas
Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1814
Place of Birth: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 12-Apr-1864
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Thomas Green (general)
- Thomas Green (June 8, 1814 – April 12, 1864) was an American soldier and lawyer, who took part in the Texan Revolution of 1835–36, serving under Sam Houston, who rewarded him with a land grant.
- Green was clerk of the Texas Supreme Court until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he became a Confederate cavalry leader.
- After winning several victories, including the Battle of Valverde and the recapture of Galveston, he was promoted brigadier and assigned command of the cavalry division of the Trans-Mississippi Department.
- In the Red River Campaign, he was mortally wounded while charging a fleet of Federal gunboats.
- The Union naval commander David Dixon Porter paid tribute to Green as a serious loss to the Confederacy.
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