Brig. Gen. John Creed Moore
Shortly after the War Between the States began John Creed Moore joined the Confederate States Army as a Captain and was sent to Galveston, Texas, where he became commander, to begin working on defensive fortifications. While in Galveston John Creed Moore was partially responsible for raising and training the 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment and was elected its colonel. In 1862 Moore fought in the Battle of Shiloh where he was commended for his bravery by Brig. Gen. Jones M. Withers. He was then promoted to brigadier general a month later on May 26, 1862, for his services at Shiloh. Moore then participated in the Second Battle of Corinth where he forced the Federal troops to retreat over a mile away from their original position. Moore was then sent to reinforce the Confederate troops at Siege of Vicksburg and was then captured at Vicksburg's Surrender. After a prisoner exchange Moore was put under the command of General Hardee with whom he fought during part of the Chattanooga Campaign. Disputes between Hardee and Moore led to Moore requesting a transfer from President Jefferson Davis. The request was denied and John Moore resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate service in February 1864.
Moore then received the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was put in command of the Savannah, Georgia Arsenal. Later in 1864 he was reassigned to the Selma arsenal, where he would stay until the end of the war. He is buried at Osage Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas.
For Your Consideration:
The cause of Mr. Lincoln’s War was NOT slavery. It was to preserve the Federal government:
“...If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and isnot either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...” - Abraham Lincoln, Executive Mansion, Washington, August 22, 1862
(Note: Union General and later President U.S. Grant believed in slavery, owned slaves, and did not free them before the war, during the war, nor months after the war ended. Confederate General Robert E. Lee did not believe in slavery and freed his slaves on December 29, 1862.)
The Morrill Tariff was a leading cause of the war and is hardly even mentioned by “history” books today:
The Morrill Tariff was passed by the Federal Congress and signed into law by President James Buchanan on March 2, 1861, just 2 days before Lincoln was inaugurated. The tariff rate more than tripled from 15% to 48%. Southerners were outraged and the tariff was listed as one of the main causes for Secession (the Boston Tea Party was based in part on taxes that were less than this).
The new tariff had been written and sponsored by Justin Smith Morrill, a Northern congressman from Vermont. It favored industries based in the northeast and penalized the southern states, which were more dependent on goods imported from Europe.
Two Nations:
In 1850 the Southern Democrats held almost a 2/3 majority in both the Federal House and Senate. In 1860 this was turned upside down: the newly formed Northern Republican Party and the Unionist Party candidates won a 2/3 majority in both the Federal House and Senate. If the South had remained in the Federal government, they would have been helpless to stop legislation that favored the North, as actually happened during the period of occupation.
Highest Ranking War Between the States Minority Soldiers - North or South
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Moore then received the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was put in command of the Savannah, Georgia Arsenal. Later in 1864 he was reassigned to the Selma arsenal, where he would stay until the end of the war. He is buried at Osage Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas.
For Your Consideration:
The cause of Mr. Lincoln’s War was NOT slavery. It was to preserve the Federal government:
“...If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and isnot either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...” - Abraham Lincoln, Executive Mansion, Washington, August 22, 1862
(Note: Union General and later President U.S. Grant believed in slavery, owned slaves, and did not free them before the war, during the war, nor months after the war ended. Confederate General Robert E. Lee did not believe in slavery and freed his slaves on December 29, 1862.)
The Morrill Tariff was a leading cause of the war and is hardly even mentioned by “history” books today:
The Morrill Tariff was passed by the Federal Congress and signed into law by President James Buchanan on March 2, 1861, just 2 days before Lincoln was inaugurated. The tariff rate more than tripled from 15% to 48%. Southerners were outraged and the tariff was listed as one of the main causes for Secession (the Boston Tea Party was based in part on taxes that were less than this).
The new tariff had been written and sponsored by Justin Smith Morrill, a Northern congressman from Vermont. It favored industries based in the northeast and penalized the southern states, which were more dependent on goods imported from Europe.
Two Nations:
In 1850 the Southern Democrats held almost a 2/3 majority in both the Federal House and Senate. In 1860 this was turned upside down: the newly formed Northern Republican Party and the Unionist Party candidates won a 2/3 majority in both the Federal House and Senate. If the South had remained in the Federal government, they would have been helpless to stop legislation that favored the North, as actually happened during the period of occupation.
Highest Ranking War Between the States Minority Soldiers - North or South
- Jewish: Brig. Gen. Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of State and a Cabinet Officer of the Confederate States of America
- Indian: Brig. Gen. Stand Watie (Cherokee Nation), led Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muskogee, Seminole, and others and was the last Confederate field general to surrender
- Mexican: Colonel Santos Benavides, whose greatest military triumph was the defense of Laredo, Texas when 42 troops under his command defeated 200 Federals
- Irish: Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne: highest ranking Irish born officer in American history (including today), his strategic ability and bravery earned him the nickname “Stonewall of the West”. He was killed in 1864 at the Battle of Franklin.
- Russian: Federal Brig. Gen. Ivan Turchin (a.k.a. .John Basil Turchin) who, despite a court martial, was promoted by Lincoln after Turchin encouraged his men to murder, rape, pillage, and commit arson against unarmed citizens in Athens, Alabama.
- At least one Black Confederate was a non-commissioned officer. James Washington, Co. D 34th Texas Cavalry, “Terrell’s Texas Cavalry” became its 3rd Sergeant. In comparison, the highest-ranking Black Federal soldier during the war was a Sergeant Major.
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