▁the ▁Texas ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁term ▁in ▁Congress ▁exp ired , ▁Wil co x ▁joined ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁a ide ▁to ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁John ▁B . ▁Mag r uder . ▁Given ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el , ▁Wil co x ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gal vest on . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Confeder ate ▁Congress , ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁Richmond ▁unexpected ly ▁of ▁ap ople xy ▁shortly ▁before ▁taking ▁his ▁seat . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Richmond ' s ▁Hollywood ▁C emetery . ▁His ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁young ▁children ▁were ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁his ▁brother , ▁General ▁Cad mus ▁M . ▁Wil co x . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁Hand book ▁of ▁Texas ▁Online ▁ ▁Warner , ▁Ez ra ▁J . ▁and ▁Year ns , ▁W . ▁Buck , ▁Bi ographical ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Congress ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge : ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gre ene ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Conf eder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁officers ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Aber de en , ▁Mississippi ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ti pton ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : American