born April 1, 1823, near Munfordville, Ky., U.S.
died Jan. 8, 1914, near Munfordville
U.S. and Confederate military leader.
He graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. In the American Civil War he established the Kentucky militia and became a Confederate general. Ordered to reinforce Fort Donelson, Tenn. (1862), he found the situation hopeless and unconditionally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant . After his release in a prisoner exchange, he served the Confederacy in many capacities. He was later governor of Kentucky (1887–91).