James Monroe Goggin
Born: October 23, 1820
Birthplace: Bedford County, Virginia
Father: Pleasant Moorman Goggin 1777 – 1831
Mother: Mary Otey Leftwich 1789 - 1854
Wife: Elizabeth Nelson Page 1836 – 1928
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)
Children:
Anne P. Goggin Terrell 1861 – 1952
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Texas)
Education:
Attended West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
Served in Army of Texas Republic rising to rank of Lt.
Purchased Real Estate in Waller County, Texas
Established Mail Routes in California
Cotton Broker in Memphis, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Assistant Adjutant for Lafayette McLaws
1864: Appointed Special Brigadier General, promotion Canceled
1864 – 1865: Assistant Adjutant for Joseph Kershaw
1865: Captured during the Battle of Saylor's Creek
Occupation after War:
Lived in Waller County, Texas and Austin, Texas
Died: October 10, 1889
Place of Death: Austin, Texas
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas
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