However , after his adopted state joined the Confederacy , Schleicher became a captain in the Confederate Army , in charge of Gen. John B. Magruder 's Corps of Engineers .
Like most German immigrants , Schleicher opposed Texas 's secession from the Union .
After Schleicher 's adopted state joined the Confederacy , Schleicher became a captain in the Confederate Army , in charge of Gen. John B. Magruder 's Corps of Engineers .
Like most German immigrants , Schleicher opposed Texas 's secession from the Union .