- Joined
- Mar 21, 2012
I was nearing graduation when the war broke out. I formed a company of my fellow university students the day Fort Sumter surrendered. Six days later I was commissioned Captain in a ninety-day infantry regiment. Later I rose to Lieutenant Colonel of Alabama Cavalry. After leaving the army, I finished my undergraduate degree and entered law school. I practiced law in my hometown, where I also played as a member of an early sports team and served in my state's legislature then in Congress.
Who am I? What was my sports team?
credit: @WJC
Who am I? What was my sports team?
credit: @WJC