Logan County Genealogy Trails

Source: American annual cyclopaedia and register of important events, Volume 33, 1893 [Robyn Greenlund; May 2010]

Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas. military officer, born in Russellville, Ky., May 15, 1819; died in Annandale, Staten Island, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1893. He was a son of United States Senator John J. Crittenden, and a cousin of President Zachary Taylor; studied law, and was elected commonwealth attorney of Kentucky in 1842. On Oct 4,1847, he was appointed lieutenant- colonel of the 3d Kentucky Infantry, took part in several minor engagements in Mexico, was aid-decamp to Gen. Taylor during the battle of Buena Vista, and was mustered out of the service July 21, 1848. In the following year President Taylor appointed him United States consul at Liverpool, where he served till 1853. On Sept. 27, 1861, he was appointed a brigadier-general of United States Volunteers; July 17, 1862, was promoted to major-general; Dec. 13,1864, was mustered out of the volunteer service ; July 28, 1866, was commissioned colonel of the 32d United States Infantry; March 15,1869, was transferred to the 17th Infantry; and May 19,1881, was retired. He distinguished himself at Shiloh ; commanded the 2d Corps of the Army of the Tennessee, when forming the left wing of Gen. Buell's army; was brevetted brigadier-general, U.S.A., for gallantry at Stone River; commanded the left wing of Gen. Rosecrans's army at Chickamauga; and in the Virginia campaign of 1864 commanded a division in the 9th Army Corps. After the war he was stationed at Forts Grant, Arizona, Abercrombie, Dakota, and other frontier posts, and at Governor's Island, New York harbor, till retired.