George Bibb Crittenden
Born: March 20, 1812
Birth Place: Russellville, Kentucky
Father: U.S. Senator John Jordan Crittenden 1787 – 1863
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Mother: Sarah O. Lee 1787 – 1824
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Education:
1832: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (26th in class)
Attended Transylvania University
Occupation before War:
1832 – 1833: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1832: Served in the Black Hawk Expedition
1833: Garrison Duty at Augusta Arsenal in Augusta, Georgia
1833: Garrison Duty at Fort Mitchell, Alabama
1833: Resigned from United States Army on April 30th
1837 – 1842: Attorney in the State of Kentucky
1842 – 1843: Served in the Texas Army, rising to 2nd Lt.
1843: Captured and Exchanged during Mier Expedition
1846 – 1848: Captain in United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1848 – 1856: Major in United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1856 – 1861: Lt. Colonel in United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1857 – 1859: Superintendent of Mounted Recruiting Service
1861: Resigned from United States Army on June 10th
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel in the Confederate Army, Infantry
1861: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, Infantry
1861 – 1862: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1861 – 1862: Commander of District of East Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Battle of Mill Springs
1862: Commander of 2nd Division, Army of Central Kentucky
1862: Arrested for drunkenness
1862: Resigned as Major General in the Confederate Army
1862 – 1865: Served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army
Occupation after War:
1866: Auditor for the State of Kentucky
1867 – 1880: Kentucky State Librarian
Died: December 27, 1880
Place of Death: Danville, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
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