Turchin, John Basil
(30 January 1822–19 June 1901)
- Paul J. DeLoca
Extract
Turchin, John Basil (30 January 1822–19 June 1901), Union general, was born Ivan Vasilievitch Turchaninov in Russia’s Don Cossack region, near modern-day Ukraine, the only known son of Vasilii Nikolaevich Turchaninov, a nobleman of means and a major in a Don Cossack regiment of the tsar. His mother’s name is unknown....
