George W. Littlefield
| George Washington Littlefield | |
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| Born |
June 21, 1842 Panola County, Mississippi, US |
| Died | November 10, 1920 (aged 78) Austin, Texas |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery in Austin |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Occupation | Cattleman; Banker; Regent of the University of Texas |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Payne Tillar Littlefield (married 1863-1920, his death) |
| Children | Two children died in infancy |
| Parent(s) |
Fleming Littlefield |
Fleming Littlefield
George Washington Littlefield (June 21, 1842 – November 10, 1920) was a Confederate Army officer, cattleman, banker, and regent of the University of Texas. Born in Mississippi, Littlefield moved to Texas with his family when he was a boy.
Littlefield was born June 21, 1842 in Panola County, Mississippi, to Fleming Littlefield and the former Mildred Terrell Satterwhite White, whose first marriage ended with the death of her husband. As a result of a confrontation between Mildred s family and Fleming Littlefield, who had been the White family's overseer, the Littlefields moved in 1850 to Texas and settled in western Gonzales County near the community of Belmont.
His father died in 1853, and for one year in the late 1850s, young George attended Gonzales College and Baylor University, then located in Independence in Washington County, Texas, but now in Waco. By 1860, the Littlefields had moved closer to the town of Gonzales, living in the fertile bottomlands at the confluence of the Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers. At the age of eighteen, Littlefield was listed in the census as the manager of his mother's plantation. The real estate was valued at over $23,000 with personal property valued at $30,000. The personal estate included thirty slaves.
In 1861, Littlefield enlisted in the 8th Texas Cavalry, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers. He mustered in as Second Sergeant of Company I. On January 10, 1862, he was elected 2nd Lieutenant by the soldiers under his command.
He commanded the company at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee because the Captain and 1st Lieutenant were on furlough in Texas. The Captain never returned and the 1st Lieutenant was killed a few days after returning to the regiment. Littlefield was elected Captain on May 10. There was only one man younger than Littlefield in the entire company, and Littlefield was not yet twenty years of age at the time. Littlefield commanded Company I through the battle of Perryville in Kentucky. After the battle of Chickamauga, Tennessee, on September 18–20, 1863, he was made acting major of the regiment. On December 26, 1863, at Mossy Creek in East Tennessee he was severely wounded and given a full promotion to major.
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