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John B Floyd

Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:57 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Floyd

Former Governor of Virginai and Secretary of War. Performed poorly under Lee in West Virginia in 1861 and was transfered to the West and was the senior confederate commander at Fort Donelson. After an initially successful breakout attempt he ordered the troops to return to their entrenchments.
Unwilling to surrender himself he turned over the command and escaped with most of his brigade on a steamship. He was then ordered to evacuate military supplies from Nashville. Floyd again abandoned his command leaving four days before the Union troops arrived. He was dismissed from Confederate service for his action at Donelson and Nashville and returned to Virginia where he became a major general in the state militia. He died of natural causes in august 1863

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