John Cabell Breckinridge
Confederate States Secretary of War
Confederate States Secretary of War
Born: January 16, 1821
Birthplace: Cabell's Dale Plantation near Lexington Kentucky
Father: Joseph Cabell Breckinridge 1788 – 1823
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Mother: Mary Clay Smith 1787 – 1864
(Buried: Not Known)
Wife: Mary Cyrene Burch 1826 – 1907
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Children:
John Cabell Breckinridge
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge 1846 – 1932
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Frances Viley Breckinridge Steele 1848 – 1924
(Buried: Triangle Public Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia)
John Witherspoon Breckinridge 1850 – 1892
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Mary Breckinridge Maltby 1854 – 1928
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
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Education:
1839: Graduated from Centre College
Studied law at Transylvania University
Occupation:
Attorney in Lexington, Kentucky
1847 – 1848: Major of 3rd Kentucky Infantry in Mexican War
1849 – 1851: Kentucky State Representative
1851 – 1855: United States Representative from Kentucky
1857 – 1861: Vice President of the United States
1860: Unsuccessful Democratic Presidential Candidate
1861: United States Senator from Kentucky
1861: Expelled from the United States Senate by resolution
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Independent Commander in in the lower Mississippi Valley
1862: Participated in the Battle of Baton Rogue, Louisiana
1862 – 1863: Participated in the Battle of Stones River
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga
1863: Served in the defense of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga
1864: Participated in the Battle of New Market, Virginia
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Participated in the Raid of Washington, D.C.
1864: Participated in the Battle of Monocacy, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Commander of Forces in Southwestern Virginia
1864: Led a raid into northeastern Tennessee
1865: Confederate States Secretary of War
Occupation after War:
1865: Lived in Cuba, England and Canada
1865 – 1869: Lived in the United Kingdom
1869: Granted Amnesty by the United States Government
1869: Attorney in Lexington, Kentucky
1869 – 1875: Vice President of Elizabethtown, Lexington Railroad
Died: May 17, 1875
Place of Death: Lexington, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Pulmonary and Coma
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
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