General Benjamin Cheatham, C.S.A.

General Benjamin Cheatham, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a brigadier general in the Tennessee Provisional Army in May 1861, and later commissioned to the same rank in the Confederate Army in July 1861. Promoted to major general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battle...

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Main Author: Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General Benjamin Cheatham, C.S.A.
Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin, 1820-1886; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a brigadier general in the Tennessee Provisional Army in May 1861, and later commissioned to the same rank in the Confederate Army in July 1861. Promoted to major general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Belmont, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Bentonville. After the war, he returned to Tennessee, where he farmed and was later appointed as postmaster of Nashville. Cheatham died in September 1886 and is buried in Nashville. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000003615Q3615General Benjamin Cheatham, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a brigadier general in the Tennessee Provisional Army in May 1861, and later commissioned to the same rank in the Confederate Army in July 1861. Promoted to major general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Belmont, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Bentonville. After the war, he returned to Tennessee, where he farmed and was later appointed as postmaster of Nashville. Cheatham died in September 1886 and is buried in Nashville. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1861-1862 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkCheatham, Benjamin Franklin, 1820-1886; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsSteiner, Robert E.Robert E. Steiner Confederate officers photographsSPP52v10327Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFSPP00058http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6616
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