Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1812, Jan. 13 | Born, Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. |
1832 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
1833 | Married Frances E. McAllister Resigned from the United States Army Studied law and was admitted to the bar |
1833-1834 | Practiced law in Frankfurt, Ky. |
1834-1846 | Practiced law in Louisville, Ky. |
1846 | Colonel of the First Kentucky Calvary during the Mexican War, where he fought at the Battle of Buena Vista |
1849-1852 | Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses of the House of Representatives |
1852-1854 | Appointed United States Commissioner to China |
1855-1859 | Elected on the American Party ticket to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses of the House of Representatives |
1861-1863 | Served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army |
1863 | Resigned from the Confederate Army Moved to Richmond, Va., and practiced law |
1864 | Elected to the Second Confederate Congress as a representative from Virginia |
circa 1865 | Moved to New Orleans, La. |
1866 | Returned to Louisville, Ky., and resumed his practice of law |
1872, Mar. 28 | Died, Louisville, Ky. |