Thomas Overton Moore
Born: April 10, 1804
Birthplace: Sampson County, North Carolina
Father: James Moore II 1778 – 1846
(Buried: Thompson – Moore Family Cemetery, Turkey, North Carolina)
Mother: Emma Jane Overton 1785 – 1860
(Buried: Thompson – Moore Family Cemetery, Turkey, North Carolina)
Wife: Bethia Jane Leonard 1815 – 1880
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana)
Married: 1829
Children:
Infant Daughter Moore 1831 – 1831
(Unknown possible McNutt–Hill Cemetery, McNutt, Louisiana)
Infant Son Moore 1832 – 1832
(Unknown possible McNutt–Hill Cemetery, McNutt, Louisiana)
John Moore 1833 – 1840
(Buried: McNutt–Hill Cemetery, McNutt, Louisiana)
William Leonard Moore 1835 – 1840
(Buried: McNutt–Hill Cemetery, McNutt, Louisiana)
Emma Jane Moore Hyams 1838 – 1873
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Plantation manager of his uncle's plantation.
Louisiana State Representative
Louisiana State Senator
Led the effort to establish Louisiana State Seminary
Helped secure William T. Sherman as First Superintendent of Seminary.
1860 – 1864: Governor of Louisiana
1860: Supporter of John C. Breckinridge in Presidential Campaign.
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1864: Governor of Louisiana
1861: Ordered State Militia to seize all U.S. Military Posts.
1861: Governor when Ordnance of Secession Passed at Convention.
1861: Placed Colonel Braxton Bragg in charge of State Military.
1861: Louisiana Joined the Confederacy as sixth state to do so.
Sent appeals to the Confederate Government to protect New Orleans
Helped with recruiting of troops in his state of Louisiana
1862: Abandoned Baton Rouge as State Capitol.
1862: Relocated the State Government to Opelousas, Louisiana.
Visited the Louisiana State Militia at Camp Moore at Tangipahoa Parish
He ordered the burning of cotton and organization of military on state level.
Ordered the cessation of trade with the Union forces.
1864: His term as Governor ended in January
1864: Lived at his plantation until forced to flee upriver by the Red River Campaign.
1864: His Plantation was burned in May by the Union Army.
1864 – 1865: Fled to Mexico, and to Havana, Cuba to escape capture.
1865: Applied for a Pardon from Havana, Cuba.
Occupation after War:
Returned to Louisiana
1867: Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson on January 15th.
1867 – 1876: Rebuilt his Plantation home in Alexandria, Louisiana
Died: June 25, 1876
Place of Death: Alexandria, Louisiana
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana
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