Benjamin F. Cheatham
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Benjamin Franklin Cheatham (October 20, 1820 – September 4, 1886) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He served in the Army of Tennessee, inflicting many casualties on Gen. Sherman at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, but took the blame for General Schofield's escape at Spring Hill – a major factor in the Confederate defeat at Franklin, Tennessee in 1864. Later in life, he became a gold miner in California and a plantation owner in his home state of Tennessee.
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Benjamin Franklin Cheatham | |
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Born | (1820-10-20)October 20, 1820 Nashville, Tennessee |
Died | September 4, 1886(1886-09-04) (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee |
Place of burial | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | Colonel (USA) Major General (CSA) |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
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