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

John Buchanan Floyd

John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863), was a Virginia politician (legislator and governor),…

General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 - August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Judge Advocate General in the United States Army, most notably during the Lincoln assassination trials.

General Joseph Holt

General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 - August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration…