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John Cabell Breckinridge V. John Cabell Breckinridge. 14th United States Vice President, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator and American Civil War Confederate Major General. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Kentucky's 8th congressional district from March 1851 until March 1855.
21 de abr. de 2022 · The boys silently waited at parade rest, “but oh! The beating hearts. Oh! The kindling eyes. Oh! The wild rush of pride, hope, and joy that overwhelmed us as we felt that our hour had come at last!”. When the cadets were dismissed, a hearty cheer echoed, and the students rushed to prepare for the coming march. Dawn came on May 11.
3 de jul. de 2019 · Updated on July 03, 2019. The Battle of New Market occurred on May 15, 1864, during the American Civil War (1861-1865). In March 1864, President Abraham Lincoln elevated Major General Ulysses S. Grant to lieutenant general and gave him command of all Union armies. Having previously directed forces in the Western Theater, he decided to give ...
29 de may. de 2018 · Breckinridge, John Cabell (1821–75) US vice president (1857–61). He was a major in the Mexican War and a congressman (1851), before being elected vice president under James Buchanan. Defeated as a pro-slavery presidential candidate in 1860 by Abraham Lincoln, he became a Confederate general and secretary of war in Jefferson Davis' cabinet ...
12 de oct. de 2017 · For Joseph Breckinridge—whose cousin John C. Breckinridge was the Southern Democratic candidate for president in 1860—secession and Civil War divided not only his classmates and his community, but also his entire family.[2] Joseph Cabell Breckinridge was born on January 14, 1842, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a prominent southern family.
27 de jun. de 2017 · Richards was a well known breeder of thoroughbreds in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. He was friends with both John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge who also were from the Lexington, Kentucky. area . Richards had a large farm in Georgetown, Ky. were he raised and bred his horses. In the book, "The Arab Horse' written in 1906, by Spencer ...
6 de mar. de 2017 · Born June 8, 1806 in Williamson Country, TN, Gideon Johnson Pillow was the son of Gideon and Ann Pillow. A member of a well off and politically-connected family, Pillow received a classical education in local schools before enrolling at the University of Nashville. Graduating in 1827, he read law and entered the bar three years later.
