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Green, Thomas 1816-
Military officer; born in Virginia in 1816; settled in Texas early in life; served in the war with Mexico: and when the Civil War began joined the Confederate army, and took part in the engagements of Valverde, Bisland, and Galveston, and the capture of the United States revenue-cutter Harriet Lane.
In 1863 he defeated the National army in the action of Bayou la Fourche; was promoted major-general in recognition of his gallantry; and was fatally wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., by a shot from a United States war-ship, April 12, 1864, and died two days afterwards.
Valverde, battle of.
General Canby, commander of the Department of New Mexico, was at Fort Craig, on the Rio Grande, early in 1862.
At that time Col. H. H. Sibley, a Louisianian, had invaded New Mexico with 2,300 Texas Rangers, many of them veterans who had fought the Indians.
Sibley issued a proclamation demanding from the inhabitants aid for and allegiance to his troops.
Feeling confident of success, he moved towards Fort Craig to attack Canby.
His light field-pieces could not injure ibley might attempt to gain.
There a skirmish ensued, and the Nationals retired to the fort.
On the following day (Feb. 21) a considerable force of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Roberts, crossed the river, and at Valverde, 7 miles north of the fort, a severe battle occurred.
Canby was about to make a general advance, when about 1,000 Texans, horse and foot, armed with carbines, revolvers, and bowieknives, suddenly burst from a thick wood and attacked two of the