- title is governor of virginia united states secretary of war - president is james buchanan - party is democratic - predecessor is william smith jefferson davis - birth date is 1 june 1806 - branch is virginia provisional army of virginia csa - profession is lawyer , politician - order is 31st 24th - death date is 26 august 1863 - spouse is sally buchanan preston - term end is january 16 , 1852 december 29 , 1860 - serviceyears is 1861 - 1863 - death place is abingdon , virginia , us - birth place is blacksburg , virginia , us - successor is joseph johnson joseph holt - alma mater is south carolina college - battles is american civil war - allegiance is confederate states of america 1863 - term start is january 1 , 1849 march 6 , 1857 - image is john buchanan floyd.jpg - rank is 35px brigadier general -lrb- csa -rrb- Given the details above, guess who could this information be about.
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john b. floyd