John Creed Moore (1824-1910) was a Confederate general and West Point graduate. Before the Civil War, Moore married Augusta Estell Clark (1832-1907), and the couple eventually had three children. Moore raised and trained the Second Texas Infantry for the Confederate Army. After receiving a citation for gallantry in leading his regiment at the battle of Shiloh, Moore was promoted to brigadier general on May 26, 1862. A dispute between Moore and General William Hardee prompted Moore to seek a transfer from his position in Hardee’s division. President Jefferson Davis denied the request, causing Moore to resign his command of the Provisional Army of the CSA on February 3, 1864. Retaining the rank of lieutenant colonel, Moore was reassigned as director of the Savannah, Georgia, and Selma, Alabama, arsenals. After the war, he returned to Texas to teach mathematics at Coronal Institute (1869-1870) and other schools and served as superintendent of schools at Mexia and East Dallas.
Source:
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. " Moore, John Creed " (accessed May 25, 2010).
From the guide to the Moore (John Creed) Papers 96-361, 96-362, 97-266, 98-342., 1849, [ca. 1860s], 1900-1910, 1997, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin)
