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Battle of Cold Harbor. Signature. Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (May 15, 1819 – October 23, 1893) was an American statesman, politician, soldier and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as a general for the Union during the Civil War.
- 1847–1848, 1861–1864, 1866–1881
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (15 de mayo de 1819 - 23 de octubre de 1893) fue un abogado, político y general de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil Estadounidense. Crittenden nació en Russellville, Kentucky , hijo del senador estadounidense John J. Crittenden , quien más tarde se convirtió en el decimoséptimo gobernador de Kentucky.
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was born on May 15, 1819, at Russellville, Kentucky, the son of John L. Crittenden, brother of Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden, and cousin of Union general Thomas T. Crittenden. He studied law with his father, beginning law practice in Kentucky in 1840.
15 de sept. de 2023 · His father, Colonel Thomas Leonidas Crittenden — a fellow Civil War veteran and friend of Custer — managed to secure his son a commission in the infantry and convinced Custer to take the 21-year-old second lieutenant on campaign with him since the young man wanted field experience.
(1819–93) Union army officer and lawyer, born in Russellville, Kentucky. As an aide to the staff of Gen. Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War (1846–48), Crittenden was selected to carry ...
Crittenden’s loyalties – unlike those of his brother, Thomas Leonidas, who became a major general for the Union – lay with the South, and during the secession crisis of early 1861, George accepted a commission as colonel in Confederate States Army.
Oldham County, Kentucky, attorney, merchant, and soldier. Russellville, Kentucky, native. Son of John Jordan Crittenden and Sarah "Sally" Lee Crittenden. Married to Katherine "Kittie" Todd Crittenden. Father of John J. Crittenden. Admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1840. Elected commonwealth’s attorney in Kentucky in 1842.
