Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. | |
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Inspector General of the United States Army | |
In office January 30, 1889 – April 11, 1903 | |
Preceded by | Roger Jones |
Succeeded by | Peter D. Vroom |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Cabell Breckinridge January 14, 1842 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | August 18, 1920 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 78)
Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
Spouse |
Louise Ludlow Dudley
(m. 1868; died 1911) |
Children | 11, including |
Parent(s) | Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Ann Sophonisba Preston |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1861–1903 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Spanish–American War |
Awards | Civil War Campaign Medal Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal |
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (January 14, 1842 – August 18, 1920) was a
Early life
Breckinridge was born in 1842, a member of the prominent
His cousin,
Career
In August 1861, Breckinridge joined the U.S. Army and was appointed an
On January 30, 1889, Breckinridge was promoted to
General Breckinridge retired from the Army on April 12, 1903, having been promoted to major general the day before.[4]
Personal life
Major General Breckinridge was married to Louise Ludlow Dudley (1849–1911), daughter of Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley of Lexington, Kentucky in July 1868. Together, they were the parents of:[1][5]
- Mary Dudley Breckinridge (1869–1939), who married John Fore Hines (1870–1941).[6]
- Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1871–1871), who died young.
- Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Jr. (1872–1898), who was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters while serving on the torpedo boat USS Cushing (TB-1).
- Louise Dudley Breckinridge (1874–1874), who died young.
- Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley Breckinridge (1875–1914), who fought in the Philippine–American War and married Genevieve Pearson Mattingly (1878–1957).[7]
- Mabell Warfield Breckinridge (1877–1878), who died young.
- Lucian Scott Breckinridge (1879–1941),[8] who married Elinor Wilkinson (1879–1952).
- Scott Dudley Breckinridge (1882–1941),[9] an Olympian and physician who married Gertrude Ashby Bayne (1883–1981).
- Charles Henry Preston Breckinridge (1884–1885), who died young.
- Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886–1960), who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson.[10]
- John P. Breckenridge (1890–1960).
General Breckinridge was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). He served as president of the District of Columbia Society in 1894 and as President General of the National Society of the SAR from 1900 until 1901.[11] He was also a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Grand Army of the Republic and the Military Order of Foreign Wars.[12]
Dates of rank
- 2nd Lieutenant - 14 April 1862
- 1st Lieutenant - 1 August 1863
- Brevet Major - 13 March 1865
- Captain - 17 June 1874
- Major - 19 January 1881
- Lieutenant Colonel - 5 February 1885
- Colonel - 22 September 1885
- Brigadier General - 30 January 1889
- Major General, Volunteers - 4 May 1898
- Mustered out of Volunteers - 30 May 1898
- Major General - 11 April 1903
- Retired - 12 April 1903
See also
References
- ^ a b Brown, Alexander The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy (1895).
- ISBN 0-393-04758-X. pp. 279–280.
- ^ Powell, William Henry; Shippen, Edward (1892). Officers of the Army and Navy (regular) who served in the Civil War. Philadelphia, Pa.: L.R. Hamersly & Co. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ISBN 0-393-04758-X. pp. 279–280.
- ISBN 9780960107216. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 909. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethelbert Breckinridge - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "COL. L. C. BRECKINRIDGE Assistant Corporation Counsel". New York Daily News. 14 Oct 1941. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "DR. S. D. BRECKINRIDGE, GYNECOLOGIST, WAS 59; Kentucky Practitioner, Former National Fencing Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. 2 August 1941. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Col. Henry Breckinridge Dies; Ex-Assistant Secretary of War; Wilson Cabinet Aide at 27-- Was Intermediary in the Lindbergh Kidnapping" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 May 1960. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "NSSAR Presidents General | National Society, Sons of the American Revolution". www.sar.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Breckinridge Biographies". 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2019.