Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.
Inspector General of the United States Army
In office January 30, 1889 – April 11, 1903
Preceded by	Roger Jones
Succeeded by	Peter D. Vroom
Personal details
Born	Joseph Cabell Breckinridge January 14, 1842 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	August 18, 1920(1920-08-18) (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Lexington Cemetery
Spouse	Louise Ludlow Dudley ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1911)​
Children	11, including Joseph Jr., Scott, and Henry
Parent(s)	Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Ann Sophonisba Preston
Military service
Years of service	1861–1903
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	American Civil War Spanish–American War
Awards	Civil 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.