Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Born: May 15, 1819
Birthplace: Russellville, Kentucky
Father: U.S. Senator John Jordan Crittenden Jr. 1787 – 1863
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Mother: Sarah O. Lee 1787 – 1824
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Wife: Catherine Lucy “Kitty” Todd 1822 – 1895
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Brother: CSA Major General George Bibb Crittenden 1812 – 1880
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Children:
Annie Crittenden
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Maria Innes Crittenden
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Lt. John Jordan Crittenden III 1854 – 1876
(Buried: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Kentucky
During Mexican War served as an Aide to Major General Taylor
1847 – 1848: Served in Mexican War rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel
United States Counsel to Liverpool, England
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1861: Major General of Kentucky State Militia
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
Commander of Left-Wing during Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Corps Commander at the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Blamed for the defeat at Chickamuga and relieved of command
He was later exonerated and acquitted of any charges
1864: Division Commander during latter part of Spotsylvania
1864: Division Commander during the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Resigned from the Union Army on December 13th
1867: Brevetted Brig. General for his role at Stones River
Occupation after War:
Kentucky State Treasurer
1867 – 1881: Served in the United States Army, rising to Colonel
Member of Maryland Society of the Cincinnati
Veteran Companion Military Order of the Loyal Legion
1888: Requested Permission to visit Mexico City, Mexico
Died: October 23, 1893
Place of Death: Annandale, Staten Island, New York
Cause of Death: Progressive Paresis
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky
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