Thomas Green (general)

Thomas Green
Thomas Green
Nickname	Tom
Born	June 8, 1814; Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 12, 1864 (aged 49); Red River Parish, Louisiana, C.S.
Buried	Austin, Texas
Allegiance	Republic of Texas; United States; Confederate States of America
Branch	Army of the Republic of Texas; United States Army; Confederate States Army
Service years	1835–1840 (Texas); 1846–1848 (USA); 1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank	Major (Texas); Captain (USA); Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	First Texas Regiment of Mounted Riflemen
Commands	5th Texas Mounted Rifles
Conflicts	Texas Revolution Battle of San Jacinto; ; Somervell Expedition; Comanche War; Mexican–American War; American Civil War Battle of Valverde; Battle of Bayou Bourbeux; Red River Campaign; Battle of Pleasant Hill; Battle of Blair's Landing †; ;

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.