▁W arr ens burg , ▁Missouri ▁when ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁began . ▁ ▁King ▁married ▁Lucy ▁Fur man ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁Wil burn ▁Hill ▁King , ▁like ▁another ▁Missouri ▁officer ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁career , ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Gordon , ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁en l iste e ▁in ▁the ▁pro - Conf eder ate ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Guard . ▁King ▁was ▁elected ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁Company ▁E ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Ster ling ▁Price . ▁He ▁progress ed ▁to ▁captain ▁and ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Car th age ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁Creek ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁where , ▁like ▁Gordon , ▁he ▁was ▁wounded . ▁So on ▁there after , ▁he ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁regiment ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas ▁where ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁Two ▁histor ians ▁say ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁major ▁and ▁quarter master ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Division ▁being ▁organized ▁by ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Henry ▁E . ▁McC ul lo ch ▁and ▁later ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁G . ▁Walker ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁King ▁was ▁elected ▁major ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 6