▁October ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁All ard ice , ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁King ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Brigade ▁ 4 ▁in ▁Walker ' s ▁old ▁division . ▁E icher ▁and ▁B less ington ▁show ▁King ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁Brigade ▁ 4 , ▁a ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Texas ▁reg iments , ▁in ▁Pol ign ac ' s ▁division ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁or ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁respectively ▁King ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁by ▁E . ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁remained ▁un conf ir med ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Although ▁King ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁general ▁officer ▁commands ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁appointed ▁or ▁leg ally ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁officer ▁rank ▁by ▁Jefferson ▁Davis . ▁ ▁After math ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁E . ▁Kir by ▁Smith ' s ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Department , ▁King , ▁like ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Jo ▁Sh el by , ▁went ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁then ▁bought ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁sugar ▁plant ation ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁time . ▁King ▁returned ▁briefly ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁married ▁Lucy ▁Fur man ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁couple ▁then ▁soon ▁left ▁for ▁King ' s ▁Central ▁America ▁plant ation . ▁King ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later