Thomas Leonidas Crittenden [SEP] conflict
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (May 15, 1819 – October 23, 1893) was a lawyer, politician, and Union general during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Crittenden was born in Russellville, Kentucky, the son of U.S. Senator John J. Crittenden who later became 17th governor of Kentucky. He was also brother of Confederate general George B. Crittenden, and a cousin of Union general Thomas Turpin Crittenden. He married Catherine Todd, the daughter of his father's second wife. Their son,
and took him prisoner. The battle is also notable for being the only time in United States military history that two regiments from the same state with the same numerical designation have engaged each other in battle.
- The Crittenden brothers were brigadier generals on opposite sides of the conflict—George Bibb Crittenden within the Confederate Army and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden within the Union Army.
- The Terrill brothers were also brigadier generals on opposite sides of the conflict— James Barbour Terrill within the Confederate Army (killed at the Battle of Totopotomoy