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    John Floyd

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Floyd_(VirginiaJohn Floyd (Virginia politician) - Wikipedia

    John Floyd (April 24, 1783 – August 17, 1837) was an American politician and military officer. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th governor of Virginia.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_BJohn B. Floyd - Wikipedia

    John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.

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  4. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › johnJohn B. Floyd, History, Facts, Significance, General, Civil War

    Jan 12, 2024 · John Buchanan Floyd was an American politician and military officer who served as the Governor of Virginia, and a United States Congressman. In 1860, U.S. President James Buchanan ordered Floyd to resign as the Secretary of War after officials investigated him for transferring arms and ammunition to Southern states prior to the Civil War.

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  5. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › floyd-john-bJohn B. Floyd (1806–1863) - Encyclopedia Virginia

    Dec 22, 2021 · SUMMARY. John B. Floyd was governor of Virginia (1849–1852), secretary of war in the administration of United States president James Buchanan (1857–1860), and a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861–1865). As governor, he helped usher in the apportionment and suffrage reforms proposed by the constitutional convention of ...

  6. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Buchanan-FloydJohn Buchanan Floyd | Confederate General, Virginia Governor

    John Buchanan Floyd (born June 1, 1806, Montgomery county, Va., U.S.—died Aug. 26, 1863, Abingdon, Va.) was an American politician who served as governor of Virginia, secretary of war, and Confederate general. As a member of the Virginia state legislature (1847–48; 1855) and as a states’ rights Democratic governor (1849–52), Floyd ...

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  7. www.battlefields.org › john-buchanan-floydJohn Buchanan Floyd | American Battlefield Trust

    Floyd became Governor of Virginia in 1848 and served until 1852, during which time he was an active proponent of the new Fugitive Slave Law. In 1857, President Buchanan appointed Floyd to be his Secretary of War, a post he resigned during the secession crisis of December 1860.

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  9. www.loc.gov › item › 2021670882Secretary of War John B. Floyd. | Library of Congress

    Summary. John Buchanan Floyd (1806--63) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Born on a plantation near Blacksburg, Virginia, he studied law at South Carolina College and was admitted to the bar in Virginia. He served as governor of Virginia from 1849 to 1852 and, as a Democrat, championed states' rights and the Fugitive Slave ...

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