Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden | |
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| Born | May 15, 1819 Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1893 (aged 74) Annadale, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1848, 1861–1864, 1866–1881 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 3rd Kentucky Volunteers 17th Infantry |
| Commands | 5th Division, Army of the Ohio II Corps XXI Corps 1st Division, IX Corps |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
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Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (May 15, 1819 – October 23, 1893) was an American statesman, politician, soldier and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as a general for the Union during the Civil War. His family was fairly typical for Kentucky, in that he and his father supported the Union during the war, but his elder brother fought for the Confederacy.