Francis Preston Blair Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

Union Army general, politician

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1821

Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1875

Profession: lawyer, politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Francis Preston Blair Jr.
(February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was an American jurist, politician and soldier.
He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was active in preventing the state of Missouri from being absorbed into the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War. Blair was instrumental in appointing Nathaniel Lyon as the new military commander of the Western Department of the U.S.
Army.
He assisted Lyon in securing help of the St.
Louis' Home Guard in moving over 20,000 rifles and muskets from the St.
Louis Arsenal to Illinois.
Missouri secessionists considered this event as breaking of informal truce established in the state.
This set the scene for the Camp Jackson Affair and continuing guerrilla activity by outraged pro-slavery elements.
In 1862, Blair joined the Missouri volunteers, being promoted major general, commanded a division at Vicksburg under Sherman, took part in Sherman's March to the Sea and ended the war as a corps commander. In 1868, he was Horatio Seymour's vice-presidential candidate, but his dramatic speeches about the dangers of black emancipation were believed by some to have cost the Democrats the election.
Blair suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1872, but continued to be active in state politics until his death.



Alternative names	Alex. Gardner; A. Gardner; Alexander Gardiner
Description	Scottish photographer and war photographer
Date of birth/death	17 October 1821	10 December 1882
Location of birth/death	Paisley	Washington, D.C.
Work period	1856-1871
Work location	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q661176 VIAF: 57416946 ISNI: 0000 0000 8137 0767 ULAN: 500115196 LCCN: n79060231 NLA: 35905780 WorldCat