Reverend Robert J. Breckinridge
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The Reverend Robert J. Breckinridge, a Presbyterian minister, was a staunch Unionist and advisor to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. His family was divided, with two sons and a nephew serving in the Confederate army. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge
Historical Marker #2277 notes Lexington's First Presbyterian Church and one nineteenth century pastor, the Reverend Robert J. Breckinridge.
During the Civil War, Kentucky Presbyterian minister Robert J. Breckinridge was an important advisor…