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![]() Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
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. Links appearing on this page: Army of Central Kentucky Benjamin Franklin Cheatham was last changed on - December 2, 2007 |
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