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Crittenden, George Bibb, 1812-1880

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Personal name headingCrittenden, George Bibb, 1812-1880
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedWest Point (N.Y.)
Birth date1812-03-20
Death date1880-11-27
Place of birthRussellville (Ky.)
Place of deathDanville (Ky.)
AffiliationUnited States Military Academy
Kentucky State Library
Profession or occupationSoldiers Librarians
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Found inLincoln, A. AMs plan of a campaign, 1861 Sept. (George Bibb Crittenden)
WWasWAm (George Bibb Crittenden, 1812-1880; army officer)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 240 (George Bibb Crittenden, soldier, born in Russellville, Kentucky on March 20, 1812. Graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1832. Served as a commander in the Mexican War (1846-1848) and served in the army until 1861 at which point he resigned to serve as a brigadier general and later a major general in the Confederate Army. Served as Kentucky state librarian from 1867 to 1874. Died in Danville, Ky. on November 27, 1880.