Benjamin M. Prentiss

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Benjamin M. Prentiss was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Hornet’s Nest during the Battle of Shiloh.

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instanceOf American Civil War officer
Union Army general
human
allegiance United States (Union) NERFINISHED
burialPlace Bethany, Missouri NERFINISHED
capturedAt Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded Union forces at the Battle of Helena
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1819-11-23
dateOfDeath 1901-02-08
era 19th century
ethnicGroup American
familyName Prentiss NERFINISHED
fullName Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss NERFINISHED
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
heldPosition Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri (Freemasons) NERFINISHED
U.S. pension agent in Cairo, Illinois
police commissioner of Chicago
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
major general of volunteers
notableEvent organized and led Union troops from Illinois at the start of the American Civil War
notableFor defense of the Hornet’s Nest at the Battle of Shiloh
notableWork defense of the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh
numberOfChildren 6
occupation lawyer
politician
soldier
participatedIn Battle of Helena NERFINISHED
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Belleville, Virginia NERFINISHED
now in Wood County, West Virginia
placeOfDeath Bethany, Missouri NERFINISHED
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
preWarOccupation carpenter
lawyer
releasedInPrisonerExchange 1862
residence Missouri NERFINISHED
Quincy, Illinois NERFINISHED
servedIn Mexican–American War NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Sowards NERFINISHED
stateRepresented Illinois NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
wasPrisonerOfWar true

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Hornet's Nest frontCommander Benjamin M. Prentiss