COMMANDER // 1790–1840
Kelsey Douglass
1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1790 – 1840
Active service 1839 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.
Profile
Kelsey Harris Douglass was a Texian soldier, politician, and merchant who led Texian forces at the Battle of the Neches. He was born in Knox County, Tennessee in 1790, and died in 1840. A member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas, he campaigned for veterans of the Texas–Indian wars and introduced the 1838 legislation that would later create the University of Texas. A descendant would describe him as "Texas' unknown soldier".
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Battles (1)
1839
Battle of the NechesTexas–Indian Wars · Republic of Texas