▁their ▁t enth ▁child ▁" Dec im us ▁et ▁Ult im us ", ▁Latin ▁for ▁" t enth ▁and ▁last ". ▁ ▁Bar z iza ▁attended ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Williams burg ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 4 - 1 8 5 7 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁school ▁at ▁Bay lor ▁University . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁O w ens ville . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁began , ▁and ▁Bar z iza ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁( 4 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ), ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁under ▁Louis ▁W ig fall ▁and ▁John ▁Bell ▁H ood . ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁injured ▁in ▁combat , ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁at ▁Little ▁Round ▁Top . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁hospital ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war , ▁he ▁escaped ▁by ▁le aping ▁out ▁the ▁window ▁of ▁a ▁moving ▁prisoner - transport ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night , ▁and ▁walking ▁to ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁where ▁Confeder ate ▁sympath izers ▁relay ed ▁him ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁then ▁B erm uda ; ▁there , ▁a ▁block ade ▁runner ▁returned ▁him ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁From ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Texas ,