John B. Grayson

John Breckinridge Grayson
John Breckinridge Grayson
	John B. Grayson, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Born	October 18, 1806; Fayette County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	October 21, 1861 (aged 55); Tallahassee, Florida
Buried	Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Allegiance	United States of America; Confederate States of America
Branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Service years	1826–1861 (USA); 1861 (CSA)
Rank	Major (USA); Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (USA); Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Artillery; 2nd U.S. Artillery
Commands	Department of Middle and Eastern Florida
Conflicts	Second Seminole War Skirmish of Camp Izard; Action of Oloklikaha; ; Mexican–American War Siege of Veracruz; Battle of Cerro Gordo; Battle of Contreras; Battle of Churubusco; Battle of Molino del Rey; Battle of Chapultepec; Battle for Mexico City; ; American Civil War;
Other work	Career Soldier

John Breckinridge Grayson (October 18, 1806 – October 21, 1861) was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, his service during the Mexican-American War, and for his early death only three months after joining the Confederate Army of pneumonia and tuberculosis.