T. J. Goree

{{Infobox military person

|name = Thomas Jewett Goree

|birth_date = {{birth date|1835|11|14}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1905|3|5|1835|11|14}}

|image = TJ Goree.png

|caption =

|nickname = TJ

|birth_place = Marion, Alabama

|death_place = Galveston, Texas

|placeofburial = Oakwood Cemetery
Huntsville, Texas

|placeofburial_label = Place of burial

|allegiance = 20px Confederate States of America

|branch = 20px Confederate States Army

|serviceyears = 1861-1865

|rank = 35px Major

|unit = First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

|battles = American Civil War

|laterwork = lawyer, superintendent of penitentiaries

}}

Thomas Jewett Goree (November 14, 1835 – March 5, 1905) was a Confederate Captain in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. By the end of the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. He was one of Lt. General James Longstreet's most trusted aides.[http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=1090 Lt Thomas Jewett Goree]

Early life

Civil War service

Postbellum

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The Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, was named in honor of TJ Goree in 1935. The unit houses the state's Sex Offender Treatment Program and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit is accredited by the American Correctional Association.