John B. Floyd

John B. Floyd

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.

Read more about John B. Floyd:  Early Life, Secretary of War, Civil War, In Memoriam

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