John Breckinridge Grayson
Born: October 18, 1806
Birthplace: Cabell's Dale Plantation, Fayette County, Kentucky
Father: Alfred William Grayson 1780 – 1811
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Mother: Letitia Breckinridge 1786 – 1831
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York)
Step-Father: U.S. Secretary of War Peter Buell Porter
Wife: Caroline Searle 1812 – Unknown
Children:
John Breckinridge Grayson 1835 – 1897
(Buried: Girod Street Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Education:
1826: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (22nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1826: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1826 – 1834: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1834 – 1838: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1838 – 1846: Captain Commissary of Subsistence for U.S. Army
1846 – 1852: Captain United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1852 – 1861: Major Commissary of Subsistence for U.S. Army
1861: Resigned from United States Army on July 1st
Civil War Career:
1861: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1861: Commander of East & Middle Florida Department
Died: October 21, 1861
Place of Death: Tallahassee, Florida
Cause of Death: Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
Age at time of Death: 55 years old
Burial Place: Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Louisiana
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