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John Breckinridge Castleman

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John Breckinridge Castleman

Birth
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Death
23 May 1918 (aged 76)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Section O, Lot 95, Grave 3
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Civil War Confederate Army Officer. In 1864, he participated in the Northwest Conspiracy, a failed attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war from Camp Douglas near Chicago. He led guerrilla force to burn supply boats at a St. Louis wharf. He was captured in Indiana in 1864, sentenced to death, and spared only at the personal intercession of President Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln's assassination, Castleman was deported to France, returning to Louisville, Kentucky in late 1866 after a pardon from President Andrew Johnson. In 1878, he revived the Louisville Legion of the Kentucky Militia. He was appointed adjutant general of Kentucky in 1883. In 1898, Castleman led the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Militia in the invasion of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War. He later served as the island's military governor.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. In 1864, he participated in the Northwest Conspiracy, a failed attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war from Camp Douglas near Chicago. He led guerrilla force to burn supply boats at a St. Louis wharf. He was captured in Indiana in 1864, sentenced to death, and spared only at the personal intercession of President Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln's assassination, Castleman was deported to France, returning to Louisville, Kentucky in late 1866 after a pardon from President Andrew Johnson. In 1878, he revived the Louisville Legion of the Kentucky Militia. He was appointed adjutant general of Kentucky in 1883. In 1898, Castleman led the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Militia in the invasion of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War. He later served as the island's military governor.

Bio by: Mike Maloney

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  • Originally Created by: Mike Maloney
  • Added: Nov 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6940344/john_breckinridge-castleman: accessed ), memorial page for John Breckinridge Castleman (30 Jun 1841–23 May 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6940344, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.