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About John B. Floyd
John Buchanan Floyd 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.
Everything about John B. Floyd →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, governor, major general
- Position held
- Governor of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, defence minister
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 1, 1806
- Died
- August 26, 1863