12-20-21

[Trivia Master]

This US Senator had one son who became a Confederate General and another son who became a Union General.
1) Name the Senator
2) Name the sons

credit: @FarawayFriend

 

[hughes]

1) John Crittenden
2) Thomas and George

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

1) John J. Crittenden - Kentucky senator
2) George B. Crittenden became a general in the Confederate army.
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden became a general in the Union army.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Crittenden

 

[Brenal]

1. John Jordan Crittenden
2. Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (Union)
George Bibb Crittenden (Confederate)

 

[DBF]

I believe that is the father of Confederate Major General George Crittenden (1812–1880) and Union General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (1819–1893); Kentucky United States Senator John Jordan Crittenden (1787–1863)

 

[Sheltowee]

This US Senator had one son who became a Confederate General and another son who became a Union General.
1) Name the Senator
2) Name the sons

credit: @FarawayFriend

1. John J Crittenden
2. George B, (Confederate)
Thomas L. (Union)

Wikipedia article

 

[bayouace]

1.Sen. John Jordan Crittenden
2.Gen. Thomas Crittenden (Union),
And Gen. George Crittenden (Confederate)

 

[gentlemanrob]

Father: U.S. Senator John J. Crittenden
Son Confederate: Major General George B. Crittenden 1812 - 1880
Son: Union: Major General Thomas L. Crittenden 1819 - 1893

 

[ErnieMac]

1) Name the Senator. John J. Crittenden.
2) Name the sons. Thomas L. and George B. Crittenden.

John J. Crittenden - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[rbasin]

This US Senator had one son who became a Confederate General and another son who became a Union General.
1) Name the Senator
2) Name the sons

credit: @FarawayFriend

It's the Crittenden clan, but I can only think of Thomas right now

Edit - You're on the right track, but didn't answer all the parts of the question.

hoosier

 

[streetwiseprof]

1) John J. Crittenden
2) Thomas L. Crittenden (USA) and George B. Crittenden (CSA). Thomas T. Crittenden (USA) was their cousin.

 

[JOHN42768]

1) John J. Crittenden--Kty.
2) George Bibb Crittenden --CSA & Thomas Leonidas Crittenden -- Union

source: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/brother-against-brother.htm

John J. Crittenden was a senator from Kentucky, the state maybe most divided by the Civil War. Sen. Crittenden struggled to hold his state together as dissident factions debated over whether to side with the Union or Confederacy. Originally, Kentucky had been neutral. But after contingents from both the Union and Confederacy traveled to Kentucky (Confederate troops entered first), the state government became divided. Crittenden was torn by the disputes between the Union and the Confederacy. While he ultimately remained loyal to the United States, he also proposed a plan (the Crittenden Compromise) which called for the federal government to leave the issue of slavery to the states [source: Murfreesboro Post]. His plan ultimately failed.

Kentucky's ambivalence was reflected in the Crittenden family as well. The senator's sons, George Bibb Crittenden and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, both served as generals in the Civil War. However, each fought for a different side. While George, the eldest, served the Confederacy, Thomas commanded Union Troops

 

[NFB22]

John Crittenden of Kentucky served in the Senate while two of his sons George (CSA) and Thomas (USA) would go on to become generals during the war. All 3 are buried in Frankfort, Kentucky.

 

[James N.]

1. United States Senator from Kentucky John J. Crittenden, author of the unsuccessful December 18, 1860, Crittenden Compromise.

2. A. Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden, USA, commander of the Union XXI Corps until its rout in the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.

B. Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden, CSA, loser in the Jan. 1861 Battle of Mill Springs/Logan's Cross Roads, Kentucky.

 

[Ole Miss]

1) John Jordan Crittenden of Kentucky
2) Sons
a) George Bibb Crittenden - Confederate General
b) Thomas Leonidas Crittenden - Union General
Regards
David

Source:
Why did brothers fight on opposite sides of the Civil War? by Josh Clark

Why did brothers fight on opposite sides of the Civil War?

The Civil War divided the country, and in the case of the Crittendens, it divided a family. Was the family a microcosm of the troubles raging across the states?

history.howstuffworks.com

 

[2nd Dragoon]

I wanted to say James B. and William R. Terrill were brothers. James was a brigadier general in the Confederate army, killed at Bethesda Church. William was a brigadier general in the Union army, killed at Perryville. However their father was a prosecutor.

So the correct answer would be:

Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky

· The Crittenden brothers were brigadier generals on opposite sides of the conflict—George B. Crittenden within the Confederate army and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden wearing the Union blue.

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[kholland]

1 Thomas Crittenden
2 George B Crittenden, became a general in the Confederate Army and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, became a general in the Union Army.

 

[sarladaise]

1) Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden
2) Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden
Union General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden

 

[neyankee61]

Sen John Crittenden
Son George CSA General
Son Thomas USA General

 

[WJC]

This US Senator had one son who became a Confederate General and another son who became a Union General.
1) Name the Senator
2) Name the sons

credit: @FarawayFriend

1. Kentucky Senator John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863);
2. U. S. Army Major General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (1819-1893); his brother rebel Major General George Bibb Crittenden (1812-1880).