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Xavier De Bray was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War.

Early Life
He was born in France on January 25th, 1819, and attended the French Military Academy. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in San Antonio, Texas.

Civil War
When the war began he became an aide-de-camp to Texas governor Edward Clark. Later he served as a major in the 2nd Texas Infantry. He was elected commander of Debray's Texas Cavalry battalion. He lead the 26th Texas Cavalry during the Red River Campaign and was appointed Brigadier General by Kirby Smith for his service in that campaign. While this was never confirmed by the President, he commanded a brigade for the rest of the war. He died in Texas on January 6th, 1895.