Joseph Holt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Holt

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1807

Place of Birth: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1894

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 – August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration, where he succeeded in convincing Buchanan to oppose the secession of the South.
He returned to Kentucky and successfully battled the secessionist element thereby helping to keep Kentucky in the Union.
President Abraham Lincoln appointed him the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.
He served as Lincoln's chief arbiter and enforcer of military law, and supporter of emancipation.
His most famous roles came in the Lincoln assassination trials.