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BIOGRAPH ICAL


sister who (lied of the cholera; enlisted as a drum- fought gallantly, and Was bitterly opposed to the
boy in his father's old company; in February, surrender; and rather tlian give up his sword to
1851, entered as an apprentice in the San Antonio Ampuldia, lie broke it across his knee, lie imade
Ledger office; lie delivered to patrons the first his escape fromt the Castle of Perote, in the spring
daily paper printed in San Antonio; his only educa- of 1843, and arrived at Velasco in June, just onxx
tion received was in a printing office; served ten the eve of an election, ami was elected to Conmonths
as a Texas ranger, under Captain Edward gress from hBrazoria county. After ann,exation he
Burleson, in 1860, on Texas north-west frontier: went to California, where be iserved one termn in the
entered the Confederate army in April, 1M(11, as a State Senate; and was elec ted Major-G(eneral of
Lieutenant in  Colonel HI. E. McCulloch's Regi- the militia. Returning to the Atlantic States, he
ment, First Texas Mounted     Riflemen--twelve settled again ii his native State, whter  e ie died
months troop; in April 1862, re-enlisted at Austin, January 12th, 18t4.
as a private in Company G, Captain Fred. W.
Moore, commanding, Sixteentlh (Flournoy's) Texas                   - -4.Infantry;
in 1864, he was physically incapacitated
for field service, andi was put on staff duty with
General Kirby Smith, and afterwards witll General      A [RIi, WILLIAM    J. E, camre iEn 1830,
E. Greer; paroled June 5, 1865, at Shreveport;          with quite a colony, fromt North Alabama
since the war has been connected with several         I to Texas, and settled first in Jackson
leading papers of Texas, and has himself engaged !     T   i tounty and afterwards in Wharton. He
in the publishing business in Anderson. Grimes, commanided Company F, in Burleson's regiment,
Harris, and Harrison counties; has twie  en an in the b attle of Sian Jieinto. His company was
assistant clerk of the House, and was elected l immediately in front of the Mexican     battery.
Chief Clerk this session over two honorable and When witlin one hundred yards of the guns, at
lively competitors: April 21, 1876, was appointed the flashl of the cannon, bis men all fell down, but
Colonel and A. ID. C,, on the staff of Governor rising instantly, te shltnted to, thrmn that the)y must
Hubbard, and re-appointed to the same positioni capture the cannons before the giunners had time
by Governor Roberts,                           to reload; and it was donie. Sixtven dead Mexicats
were lying tnear the captured pieces. Beside
----~w- --~ .-....-iH Ei\g'Hr his sword, Captain Iieard carried Ilis trusty rifle,
REEN, THOMAS JEFFEtRSON, was a ni- j Moore in a campaign aaintt tth       Indians on the
tive of North Carolina; educated at West W ti pper Colorado. Subsequently, ie tilled the offhe
.    Point; resided successfully in Tennessee,  i of Chief .Justice of Wharton county, After the
Miss'issippi and  ?lorida. Cainme to Texas close of the {civil war, het rmitoved front hlis model
in 1836, arriving while the army was at (Groce's. plantation in Wharton county to C(lmppell Hll,
Here, says Foote, he was induced to accept tie where bhe died in August, I874.
commission of Brigadier-General, and to return to,
the United States for volunteers. Foote atdds: I
"Green's uncommon activity enabled bim to throw
more men, provisions and munitions of war into  '
the country in the short space of a  'monthl or two   ( .S, MUTIN     PERf      'TO      was a
than any other individual whatever had succeed          rvolutionar   leadr under M     lo, in
in contributing." He returned to Texas in charge              In     , le waB ,emt by Santa
of some volunteers, on the schooner Ocean Queen,        Anna, his brotlhr-in-law, to the connand
landing at Velasco on thl 3d of June. Hie and his of the Eastern internal provices. In May lie dismen
bore a conspicuous part in the forcible disein- persed the Legislature in session at Monclova;
barkation of Santa Anna and his suite. In 1842, he jnd in September, with five hundred inen, came
was of the Soiomervell campaign, and renmained on to Texas by water, landing at Matagorda bay. He
the Rio Grande when that General returned, In advanced to San Antonio, where he established his
the reorganization which took place for the descent headquarters. One of his first despotic act was to
upbn Mier, Green was chosen to command the ienm demand tIm surrender of niuber o patriots, who
who went down the river in boats. At Mier he had become especially odious to Santa Anna. They