 1806 - 1863 (57 years)
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| Name |
John Buchanan Floyd |
| Title |
Maj.Gen. |
| Born |
1 Jun 1806 |
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Between 1849 and 1852 |
Virginia, USA |
| Governor |
| Occupation |
Between 1857 and 1860 |
| Secretary of War |
| Burial |
1863 |
Sinking Spring Cem, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA [1] |
| Buried |
1863 |
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA [1] |
| Died |
26 Aug 1863 [1] |
| Person ID |
I902 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
24 May 2018 |
| Father |
John Floyd, Jr., b. 24 Apr 1783, Kentucky, USA , d. 17 Aug 1837, Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA (Age 54 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Letitia Preston, b. 29 Sep 1779, Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Dec 1852, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
13 May 1804 |
Kentucky, USA |
| Family ID |
F364 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 1 Jun 1806 - Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA |
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 | Occupation - Governor - Between 1849 and 1852 - Virginia, USA |
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 | Burial - 1863 - Sinking Spring Cem, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA |
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 | Buried - 1863 - Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA |
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| Notes |
- Maj.Gen. John Buchanan Floyd represented Washington Co. in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1847-49, and served as Governor of Virginia, 1849-52. In 1857, President James Buchanan appointed him Secretary of War. He resigned in Dec 1860, joined the Confederate Army and was commissioned Brigadier General, Mar 1861. He was relieved of duty in Mar 1862 following the surrender of Fort Donelson, TN, but in Aug 1862, he was appointed Major General in command of the Provisional Army of Virginia. His health soon failed and he died a year later.
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