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Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
| November 7, 1861 | Battle of Belmont
U. S. Grant [US] defeats Gideon Pillow [CS]. Grant's men are then routed by B. F. Cheatham [CS]. Losses: U. S. 607 C. S. 641 |
Missouri |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Gideon Pillow | ||
| Battle of Belmont | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| October 8, 1862 | Battle of Perryville
Braxton Bragg [CS] and Don Carlos Buell [US] fight the largest battle on Kentucky soil. The battle is generally regarded as a draw, although Buell claimed victory. Less than half of Buell's men participated because he did not know a major battle was taking place less than 2 miles from his headquarters |
Kentucky |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| Army of the Ohio | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| Patrick Cleburne | ||
| July 22, 1864 | Battle of Atlanta
Hood's Second Sortie Major General William Hardee [CS] hits James McPherson's [US] line from the south while Major General B. F. Cheatham [CS] attacks his corps along its wide front. In spite of McPherson's death the Union wins the battle |
Georgia |
| Atlanta Campaign | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Battle of Atlanta |
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Commonly know as Frank Cheatham, this Tennessee native served in the Confederate virtually every major battle fought by the army in which he served, variously known as the Army of Central Kentucky, Army of Mississippi, the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Georgia.
At the Battle of Belmont Cheatham advance under orders from Leonidas Polk and blocked Ulysses S. Grant from returning to his boats on the Mississippi River north of Belmont, Missouri. Grant concentrated his forces and struck Cheatham's line, pushing through to the relative safety of Union gunboats. After the battle, Cheatham and Grant met to discuss a prisoner exchange and discover they each had a fondness for horse racing.
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Commonly know as Frank Cheatham, this Tennessee native served in the Confederate virtually every major battle fought by the army in which he served, variously known as the Army of Central Kentucky, Army of Mississippi, the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Georgia.
At the Battle of Belmont Cheatham advance under orders from Leonidas Polk and blocked Ulysses S. Grant from returning to his boats on the Mississippi River north of Belmont, Missouri. Grant concentrated his forces and struck Cheatham's line, pushing through to the relative safety of Union gunboats. After the battle, Cheatham and Grant met to discuss a prisoner exchange and discover they each had a fondness for horse racing.
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Army of Central Kentucky
Army of Georgia
Army of Mississippi
Army of Tennessee
Battle of Belmont
Belmont, Missouri
Leonidas Polk
Tennessee
Ulysses S. Grant
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham was last changed on - December 2, 2007
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham was added on - November 5, 2007
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