| Thomas Jewett Goree | |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1835 |
| Nickname: | TJ |
| Birth Place: | Marion, Alabama |
| Death Place: | Galveston, Texas |
| Placeofburial: | Oakwood Cemetery Huntsville, Texas |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: | Confederate States of America |
| Branch: | Confederate States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1861-1865 |
| Rank: | Major |
| Unit: | First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
| Laterwork: | lawyer, superintendent of penitentiaries |
Thomas Jewett Goree (November 14, 1835 – March 5, 1905) was a Confederate Captain in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. By the end of the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. He was one of Lt. General James Longstreet's most trusted aides.[1]
The Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, was named in honor of TJ Goree in 1935. The unit houses the state's Sex Offender Treatment Program and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit is accredited by the American Correctional Association.
he died in Galveston Texas of pneumonia on March 5 1905