Which son of Crittenden became a general in the Confederate Army?
George B. Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Robert Crittenden
John Crittenden Jr.
Answer
George B. Crittenden was a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was the son of John J. Crittenden, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky who was a prominent figure in the antebellum period. George B. Crittenden was born in Russellville, Kentucky in 1812. He graduated from West Point in 1832 and served in the Mexican-American War.
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