Crittenden, George Bibb
Crittenden, George Bibb
(krĭt`əndən), 1812–80, Confederate general, b. Russellville, Ky.; son of John J. Crittenden and brother of Thomas L. Crittenden. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he left the U.S. army to become a Confederate brigadier general. At Mill SpringsMill Springs,village, on the Cumberland River, S of Frankfort, SE Ky.; site of the opening battle of the Kentucky-Tennessee campaign of the Civil War and the first important Union victory in the West. On Jan. 19, 1862, the Union forces of Gen.
..... Click the link for more information. (Jan., 1862) he was badly defeated and resigned, but he reenlisted and served without rank for the rest of the war.