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Hace 21 horas · John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36.
17 de may. de 2024 · John C. Breckinridge (born January 21, 1821, near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.—died May 17, 1875, Lexington) was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War (1861–65). Buchanan, James ...
13 de may. de 2024 · U.S. presidential election of 1860, American election in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell.
22 de may. de 2024 · At New Market on the 15th, Sigel was attacked by a makeshift Confederate army of about 4,100 men commanded by Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge. At a crucial point, a key Union battery was withdrawn from the line to replenish its ammunition, leaving a weakness that Breckinridge was quick to exploit.
Hace 1 día · One vivid way that present and past had merged was that it fell to the vice president to certify the Electoral College results. In January 1861, the outgoing vice president, a pro-slavery Democrat, was John C. Breckinridge, who came in second to Lincoln in the 1860 election.
Hace 6 días · One of Chickamauga Battlefield’s greatest stories is that of Captain Lyman Bridges and his Illinois Battery. Saddled with the unenviable task of anchoring Thomas’ left flank on the morning of September 20, 1863, Bridges battled Confederate General John C. Breckinridge’s three brigades.
15 de may. de 2024 · Major-General John C. Breckinridge’s makeshift Confederate army left Staunton on the morning of May 13 to join forces with Brigadier-General John D. Imboden’s cavalry at New Market.
