General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A.
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A native of South Carolina, Thomas Neville Waul (1813?-1903) practiced law in Mississippi before moving to Texas in 1850. After serving in the Provisional Confederate Congress and signing the 1861 Confederate constitution, he organized Waul's Texas Legion, C.S.A. Waul led the Texans in Mississippi during 1862 and 1863, participating in the defense of Vicksburg. He led a brigade in the Red River Campaign of 1864 at Mansfield, La., and Jenkins' Ferry, Ark. Waul returned to Texas in 1865 and resumed the practice of law. He died near Greenville and was buried at this site. (1983)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
South Carolina-born Thomas Neville Waul practiced law in Mississippi before settling in Texas in 1850. He served in the Provisional Confederate Congress and signed the 1861 Confederate constitution, then raised Waul's Texas Legion and led it in the defense of Vicksburg in 1862–63. In 1864 he commanded a brigade in the Red River Campaign at Mansfield and Jenkins' Ferry before returning to his Texas law practice after the war.
Why it matters
Waul's path from Confederate congressman to battlefield general illustrates how Texas's political and military leadership were bound together in the Confederacy's war effort west of the Mississippi.
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Related people
- · Thomas Neville Waul
Related events
- · Siege of Vicksburg
- · Red River Campaign
- · Battle of Mansfield
- · Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
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