Wickliffe served as a delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention in Chicago , casting his vote for George B. McClellan . In the final years of his life , he became totally blind . While visiting his daughter near Ilchester , Maryland , he fell gravely ill and died on October 31 , 1869 . He was buried in Bardstown Cemetery in Bardstown . During World War I , a U.S. naval ship was named in Wickliffe 's honor
1864 Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
Charles A. Wickliffe