He met with Confederate President Jefferson Davis at the executive mansion on June 22, 1861, where he was informed that he had been appointed a brigadier general with date of rank on June 17, a commission he accepted on June 25.
Han mødtes med præsident Jefferson Davis i dennes tjenestebolig den 22. juni 1861, hvor han fik at vide, at han var blevet udpeget til brigadegeneral med rang fra den 17. juni, en post han accepterede den 25. juni.