Timeline
Birth- 6 Mar 1872
Fort Monroe, Virginia
1775 - 2099Other Service- Age: 16 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Rank
Naval Cadet
Branch
Navy
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 1888-Age: 16 years
1898 - 1898Spanish-American War
Branch
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict Period
Spanish-American War
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Death- 11 Feb 1898-Age: 26 years
While serving in Cushing, Ensign Breckinridge was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters.
Cuba
Burial
Lexington Cemetery Lexington KY
Other Facts
Full Name
Joseph C Breckinridge
Full Name
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
Gender
Male