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Confederate army general (1807–1871).
Born May 1st, 1807 in Port Royal.
Died February 19th, 1871 at 63 years old in Houston.
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche