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Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (May 15, 1819 – October 23, 1893) was an American statesman, politician, soldier and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as a general for the Union during the Civil War.
(1819–93) Union army officer and lawyer, born in Russellville, Kentucky. As an aide to the staff of Gen. Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War (1846–48), Crittenden was selected to carry ...
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was born on May 15, 1819, at Russellville, Kentucky, the son of John L. Crittenden, brother of Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden, and cousin of Union general Thomas T. Crittenden. He studied law with his father, beginning law practice in Kentucky in 1840.
The senator's sons, George Bibb Crittenden and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, both served as generals in the Civil War. However, each fought for a different side. While George, the eldest, served the Confederacy, Thomas commanded Union troops. Read about the Crittenden brothers on the next page. Contents. George and Thomas Crittenden.
views 3,631,728 updated. Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (lē-ŏn´ədəs), 1819–93, Union general in the Civil War, b. Russellville, Ky.; son of John J. Crittenden and brother of George B. Crittenden. He served in the Mexican War and was (1849–53) U.S. consul at Liverpool.
American National Biography Online. Crittenden had brief duty as a private in the Kentucky Infantry in 1836 when war with Mexico seemed possible. During the Mexican War a decade later, as an aide on the staff of General Zachary Taylor, Crittenden was selected to carry news of the victory at Buena Vista to President James K. Polk. Crittenden ...
Crittenden’s loyalties – unlike those of his brother, Thomas Leonidas, who became a major general for the Union – lay with the South, and during the secession crisis of early 1861, George accepted a commission as colonel in Confederate States Army.
