Thomas Green (general)

Thomas Green
Nickname(s)	Tom
Born	June 8, 1814 Buckingham County, Virginia
Died	April 12, 1864(1864-04-12) (aged 49) Red River, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Buried	Austin, Texas
Allegiance	Republic of Texas  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	Army of the Republic of Texas  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank	Major (Texas) Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	First Texas Regiment of Mounted Riflemen
Commands	5th Texas Mounted Rifles
Battles / wars	Texas Revolution Battle of San Jacinto Somervell expedition 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 "Tom" 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.