▁not ▁officially ▁appointed ▁and ▁confirmed ▁to ▁that ▁grade . ▁ ▁King ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁business man ▁in ▁W arr ens burg , ▁Missouri ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁He ▁prompt ly ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁pro – Conf eder ate ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Guard . ▁After ▁being ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁Creek , ▁he ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas . ▁There ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁major ▁and ▁quarter master ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Texas ▁reg iments ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁formed ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁major ▁of ▁the ▁regiment . ▁He ▁progress ed ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁and ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁King ' s ▁regiment , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁G . ▁Walker ' s ▁division , ▁helped ▁rout ▁three ▁Union ▁Army ▁divisions ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mans field , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁General ▁E . ▁Kir by ▁Smith , ▁as ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Department , ▁assigned ▁King ▁to ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁The