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Albert Boggess: From VMI Cadet to Baylor University Professor
From VMI cadet at New Market to Baylor professor, Albert Boggess embodied courage, faith, and scholarship. Commissioned before graduation, he helped save the Shenandoah Valley, then built academic excellence in Waco, teaching mathematics and engineering, leading Baylor’s first math department, guiding cadets, and leaving a lasting educational legacy through generations. →
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Richard Coke: Soldier and Statesman
From Waco lawyer to Confederate captain, governor, and U.S. senator, Richard Coke shaped Texas during war and Reconstruction. Wounded at Bayou Bourbeau, he restored constitutional government, opened Texas A&M, stabilized finances, and guided education reform. His legacy endures in law, leadership, and the institutions that define Texas today and beyond. →
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Two Biographical Sketches: Jerome & Felix Robertson
Father and son, Jerome and Felix Robertson shaped Texas and Confederate history. Jerome rose from orphaned apprentice to physician, statesman, and commander of Hood’s Texas Brigade. Felix advanced from artillery officer to brigadier general, serving from Fort Sumter to Atlanta. Together they left a legacy of leadership, controversy, and service. →
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Holt Collier: A Black Confederate
Born enslaved in Mississippi in 1846, Holt Collier became a legendary hunter, horseman, and Confederate scout. After wartime service with the 9th Texas Cavalry and General Forrest, he guided Theodore Roosevelt on a famed Delta hunt, inspiring the Teddy Bear, and earned lasting recognition in Mississippi and Texas history today. →
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Joseph Warren Speight
Joseph Warren Speight, lawyer, Mason, and civic architect, shaped Waco’s future through faith, education, and infrastructure. From bringing Baylor University to town and donating land, to chartering the Suspension Bridge and leading the 15th Texas Infantry, his legacy endures in institutions, history, and community memory across generations with honor today. →
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross
From frontier survivor to Confederate general, Texas Ranger, governor, and president of Texas A&M, Sul Ross embodied leadership across war, law, and education. His courage at Wichita Village, service in the Sixth Texas Cavalry, and reforms in public life shaped Texas, leaving traditions, institutions, and a legacy of service enduring. →