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ENS Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

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ENS Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

Birth
Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Feb 1898 (aged 25)
At Sea
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (6 March 1872 – 11 February 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish-American War. He was the son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Sr., a Major General in the United States Army, and a member of the prominent Breckinridge family.

Breckinridge was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1895. He served on the battleship Texas, where on several occasions he displayed remarkable coolness and ability in times of peril.

While serving on the USS Cushing (TB-1), Ensign Breckinridge was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters. Two sailors who attempted to rescue him, Ship's Cook First Class Daniel Atkins and Gunner's Mate Third Class John Everetts, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the incident.
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (6 March 1872 – 11 February 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish-American War. He was the son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Sr., a Major General in the United States Army, and a member of the prominent Breckinridge family.

Breckinridge was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1895. He served on the battleship Texas, where on several occasions he displayed remarkable coolness and ability in times of peril.

While serving on the USS Cushing (TB-1), Ensign Breckinridge was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters. Two sailors who attempted to rescue him, Ship's Cook First Class Daniel Atkins and Gunner's Mate Third Class John Everetts, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the incident.

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