Thomas H. McCray
Thomas Hamilton McCray (1828 – Oct. 19, 1891) was an American inventor, a businessman and a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War.
Biography
Thomas McCray was born in 1828 near
Dissatisfied at not being promoted to Brigadier General, and realizing that his regiment had shrunk to less than 150 men and would soon be consolidated with another regiment, McCray requested transfer to the
McCray is referred to as a Confederate general in numerous sources,[4] among them Heitman's Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army.[5] Eicher's "Civil War High Commands" labels him a general, but suggest that the rank was in Arkansas state forces, not Confederate. He lists himself as "colonel" on his end-of-war parole,[6] but it is possible that in 1864 he received an unofficial promotion to brigadier.
Post war
Like many other Confederates, he then left for Mexico.
He then returned to Arkansas, and briefly lived in Wittsburg. After that he became a traveling salesman for the
Notes
- ^ Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray, Louisiana State Univ. Press, 1995, pgs. 137-138.
- ISBN 1-56546-096-0
- ^ Edwards, John N., "Shelby and His Men" (Cincinnati, 1867), p. 313.
- ^ Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray, Louisiana State Univ. Press, 1995, pgs. 137-138.
- ISBN 080631401X.
- ^ Thomas H. McCray Compiled Service record, National Archives.
- ^ See U.S. Patent nos. 26,855 and 27,159.
- ^ Cook County Death Certificate, 1891, no. 10729.
References
- Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Grey, Louisiana State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8071-3148-2.
- Bass, Ronald R., "History of the 31st Arkansas Confederate Infantry," Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, 1997.
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
