Matthew Ector

Matthew Duncan Ector
Born(1822-02-28)February 28, 1822
Putnam County, Georgia
DiedOctober 29, 1879(1879-10-29) (aged 57)
Tyler, Texas
Buried
Greenwood Cemetery, (Harrison County, Texas)
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–65
RankBrigadier General
Unit3rd Texas Cavalry
Commands14th Texas Cavalry
Ector's Brigade
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
A bronze bust of Ector by Anton Schaaf at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1915

Matthew Duncan Ector (February 28, 1822 – October 29, 1879) was an American legislator, a Texas jurist, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.