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John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.
John Buchanan Floyd (1 de junio de 1806-26 de agosto de 1863) fue el 31. er Gobernador de Virginia, Secretario de Guerra de los Estados Unidos y General del Ejército de los Estados Confederados en la Guerra de Secesión, conocido por perder la decisiva batalla de Fort Donelson.
John Buchanan Floyd, Governor of Virginia, Secretary of War and Confederate General, was born June 1, 1806, near Blacksburg, Virginia.
12 de ene. de 2024 · A political appointee with little military experience prior to the American Civil War, Brigadier General John B. Floyd is most remembered for abandoning Fort Donelson in 1861 to avoid being captured by Federal soldiers.
22 de dic. de 2021 · John B. Floyd was a prominent Democrat who served as governor of Virginia, secretary of war under James Buchanan, and a Confederate general during the Civil War. He was involved in various scandals, reforms, and battles, and was captured by Union forces in 1863.
28 de may. de 2024 · John Buchanan Floyd (born June 1, 1806, Montgomery county, Va., U.S.—died Aug. 26, 1863, Abingdon, Va.) was an American politician who served as governor of Virginia, secretary of war, and Confederate general.
John Buchanan Floyd fue el 31.er Gobernador de Virginia, Secretario de Guerra de los Estados Unidos y General del Ejército de los Estados Confederados en la Guerra de Secesión, conocido por perder la decisiva batalla de Fort Donelson.
