{⋆★⋆} MG Crittenden, George B.

George Bibb Crittenden

Born: March 20, 1812
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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
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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
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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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From his death notice-

“Appeared to be wanting in some element of success. A cloud seemed to hang over him…”

I guess says it all.
 
The battle of Mill Springs was brought on by the rash move of Felix Zollicoffer, Crittenden's subordinate. His move across the Cumberland forced his outnumbered troops to give battle. Zollicoffer was killed and Crittenden was arrested for drunkenness.
 
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