Benjamin F. Cheatham

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Benjamin F. Cheatham was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Army of Tennessee.

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Benjamin F. Cheatham canonical 1
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general
person
allegiance Confederate States of America
alsoKnownAs B. F. Cheatham NERFINISHED
Frank Cheatham NERFINISHED
birthDate 1820-10-20
birthPlace Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
commanded division in the Army of Tennessee
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1886-09-04
deathPlace Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Cheatham NERFINISHED
fullName Benjamin Franklin Cheatham NERFINISHED
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
middleName Franklin NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
major general
notableFor leadership in the Army of Tennessee
service as a corps commander late in the Civil War
numberOfChildren 5
occupation military officer
planter
participatedIn Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED
Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED
Battle of Perryville NERFINISHED
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED
Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED
Franklin–Nashville Campaign NERFINISHED
Tullahoma Campaign NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Southern Democrat
postWarActivity engaged in farming
served as postmaster of Nashville
preWarActivity served in the Mexican–American War
promotedToMajorGeneral 1862
residence Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
servedIn Army of Tennessee NERFINISHED
servedUnder Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED
John Bell Hood NERFINISHED
Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Miller NERFINISHED
stateOfOrigin Tennessee NERFINISHED

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Cheatham Hill namedAfter Benjamin F. Cheatham
Henry Wharton Conway relative Benjamin F. Cheatham
this entity surface form: Benjamin Franklin Cheatham