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George R. Reeves, who lived from 1826 to 1887, organized and captained a company in the 11th Texas Cavalry at the start of the Civil War. He served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and the Kentucky invasion of 1862, then was assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. In 1863 he was promoted to colonel and given command of the 11th Cavalry, leading the regiment at Chickamauga. In 1864 he fought in the 100-day Atlanta campaign, in guerrilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea, and in the battle at Savannah, and in 1865 he participated in the Carolinas campaign. Reeves was a Texas Confederate for whom the county was named.
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