Thomas Green (general)
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Thomas Green was an American military officer and lawyer who took part in the Texas Revolution of 1835–36, serving under Sam Houston, who rewarded him with a land grant. Green was clerk of the Texas S
Thomas Green
Battle of Valverde
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The Battle of Valverde, also known as the Battle of Valverde Ford, was fought from February 20 to 21, 1862, near the town of Val Verde at a ford of the Rio Grande in Union-held New Mexico Territory, i
Thomas Green (general)
…of a brigade led by Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley, joined the invasion of New Mexico Territory in 1862. There, Green led the Confederate victory at the Battle of Valverde in February. After a difficult retreat into Texas, he led his men, aboard the river steamer Bayou City, to assist in the recapture of Galveston on…
Battle of Valverde Sketch
Soldier's sketch of the Battle of Valverde
Val Verde Battery, CSA cannon