Thomas Neville Waul

Thomas Neville Waul
Deputy from Texas
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1813-01-05)January 5, 1813
Sumter District, South Carolina
DiedJuly 28, 1903(1903-07-28) (aged 90)
Hunt County, Texas
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery,
Fort Worth, Texas
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankBrigadier-General
CommandsWaul's Legion
1st Brigade, Texas Division
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Thomas Neville Waul (January 5, 1813 – July 28, 1903) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War (Civil War). Before the Civil War, he was a teacher, lawyer, judge and planter. He served for a year in the Provisional Confederate Congress from Texas. He was captured at the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, and exchanged in October 1863. After his promotion, Waul served in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department. He was wounded at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry. After the Civil War, Waul was a farmer and lawyer who lived in Texas until his death at age 90.