Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Floyd, John B. |
Born |
06/01/1860 |
Birthplace |
Blacksburg, Va. |
Deceased |
08/26/1863 |
Deceased where |
Abingdon, Va. |
Education |
Georgetown University University of South Carolina, Columbia |
Occupation |
31st Governor of Virginia (1849-1852) 24th United States Secretary of War (1857-1860) Confederate General in the American Civil War |
Notes |
John B. Floyd was the Governor of Virginia as well as the Secretary of War under President Buchanan. Floyd is most known for being the general who lost the Battle of Fort Donelson for the Confederacy. The loss allowed for the Union to take control of the Cumberland River, which would be important for the Union's later invasion of the South. |
