Floyd, John B. 1806-1863
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Name (Hebrew)
פלויד, ג'ון, 1806-1863
Name (Latin)
Floyd, John B. 1806-1863
Other forms of name
Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863
Date of birth
1806-06-01
Date of death
1863-08-25
Gender
male
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MARC
Sources of Information
- His Report of the Secretary of War, 1857:p. 18 (John B. Floyd, Secretary of War)
- LC manual auth. card(hdg.: Floyd John Buchanan, 1807-1863; usage: John B. Floyd)
- New encyc. Brit., 15th ed., micro., 1976(Floyd, John Buchanan; governor of Vir., 1849-1852)
- American national biography, viewed Dec. 10, 2001(Floyd, John Buchanan (1 June 1806-26 Aug. 1863), governor of Virginia, secretary of war, and Confederate general)
- Britannica online, viewed Dec. 10, 2001(Floyd, John Buchanan; b. June 1, 1806, d. Aug. 25, 1863)
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John Buchanan Floyd
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Wikipedia description:
John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was an American politician who served as the 31st Governor of Virginia. Under president James Buchanan, he also served as the U.S. Secretary of War from 1857 to 1860. Floyd is also known as the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.
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