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John Breckinridge
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Confederate Political
| January 16, 1821 | John Cabell Breckinridge born, near Lexington | Kentucky |
| November 4, 1856 | Democrats James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge defeat Republicans John C. Fremont and William Dayton and American (Know-Nothing) Party candidates Millard Fillmore and Andrew Donelson | |
| Election of 1856 | ||
| James Buchanan | ||
| Millard Fillmore | ||
| John C. Fremont | ||
| Republican Party | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 26, 1860 June 28, 1860 |
Southern Democrats hold a convention in Richmond where they select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President | Virginia |
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| 1860 Democratic National Convention | ||
| Richmond, Virginia | ||
| 1860 (Southern) Democratic Party Platform | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| November 6, 1860 | Republican Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election with 39.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge and John Bell. | |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Causes of the Civil War | ||
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| Republican Party | ||
| February 11, 1861 | The Electoral College begins to meet amid fears of a show of force against the election of Abraham Lincoln. General Winfield Scott reinforces the city and the meeting occurs as planned. Vice-president John C. Breckinridge declares Lincoln the winner of the Election of 1860 | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Winfield Scott | ||
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| April 6, 1862 April 7, 1862 |
Battle of Pittsburg Landing [Union]
Battle of Shiloh [Confederate] Ulysses S. Grant [US] defeats Albert Sidney Johnston [CS] in southwest Tennessee. P. G. T. Beauregard assumed command following Johnston's death Confederate Losses 1,723 dead 8,012 wounded 959 missing Union Losses 1,754 dead 8,408 wounded 2,885 missing |
Tennessee |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Sherman's Memoirs on Shiloh | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Battle of Shiloh | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| Albert Sidney Johnston | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| William 'Bull' Nelson | ||
| Lew Wallace | ||
| Lew Wallace at Shiloh | ||
| Army of the Tennessee | ||
| James McPherson | ||
| Army of Mississippi | ||
| August 5, 1862 | Battle of Baton Rouge
Major General John Breckinridge [CS] lost to Brigadier General Thomas Williams [US] |
Louisiana |
| December 31, 1862 | Battle of Stone's River [US]
Battle of Murfreesboro [CS] Braxton Bragg forces William Rosecrans to retreat, but Rosecrans returns to defeat Bragg on January 2, 1863. Union 13,249 Confederate 10,266 |
Tennessee |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| William S. Rosecrans | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Stone's River | ||
| November 8, 1863 | Bragg appoints Major General John Breckinridge to command Harvey Hill's corps. | |
| November 25, 1863 | Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga
Three Union armies attacked the Army of Tennessee atop Missionary Ridge, east of downtown Chattanooga. Patrick Cleburne stopped William Tecumseh Sherman from the north, although outnumbered 10 to 1. Joe Hooker was seriously delayed by burnt bridges and failed to hit the southern end of Bragg's line near Rossville, Georgia. Thomas' Army of the Cumberland struck the center, breaking Bragg's line and forcing a retreat. Sheridan, ordered to pursue, was stopped dead in his tracks by William Hardee's rear guard action. |
Tennessee Georgia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Patrick Cleburne | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| May 15, 1864 | Battle of New Market
Major General John Breckinridge [CS], using a ragtag force that included VMI cadets attacked Franz Sigel's [US] line near the north fork of the Shenandoah River. Sigel eventually withdrew to Strasburg. |
Virginia |
| June 17, 1864 June 18, 1864 |
Battle of Lynchburg | Virginia |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| July 24, 1864 | Second battle of Kernstown
Jubal Early's [CS] move to the Shenandoah Valley is blocked by George Crook [US], at least for a while. After a violent assault on the Union left by John Breckinridge the federal line broke and pulled back to Harpers Ferry |
Virginia |
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| February 6, 1865 | John C. Breckinridge becomes Confederate Secretary of War | |
| May 17, 1875 | John C. Breckinridge dies, Lexington, Kentucky |
John Breckinridge
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