MOORE, John Creed

Confederate

Born: February 28 1824, Hawkins Cty TN

Died: December 31 1910, Osage TX

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1849, Seminole War, garrison duty, resigned US Army 1855, college professor.

War Service: April 1861 Capt. of CSA Artillery, organized 2nd Texas - January 1862 Col., Shiloh, May 1862 Brig. Gen., Corinth, commanded Moore's Bde/Forney's Divn in Vicksburg campaign (c), exchanged two months later, commanded Moore's Bde/Cheatham's Divn at Chattanooga, defense of Mobile, resigned February 1864.

Post War: Teacher, writer.