Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.
Inspector General of the United States Army
In office
January 30, 1889 – April 11, 1903
Preceded byRoger Jones
Succeeded byPeter D. Vroom
Personal details
Born
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

January 14, 1842
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1920(1920-08-18) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
Spouse
Louise Ludlow Dudley
(m. 1868; died 1911)
Children11, including Joseph Jr., Scott, and Henry
Parent(s)Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
Ann Sophonisba Preston
Military service
Years of service1861–1903
RankMajor general
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Spanish–American War
AwardsCivil War Campaign Medal
Indian Campaign Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (January 14, 1842 – August 18, 1920) was a Union Army officer from Kentucky during the American Civil War. In later life, he became a brigadier general in the U.S. Regular Army and Inspector General of the Army as well as a major general of volunteers in the Spanish–American War.