Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military General
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1819-01-20
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Elmwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Benjamin_Cheatham_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Cheatham's_Division
gptkbp:deathDate 1888-10-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Nashville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Battle of Columbia
Battle of Spring Hill
Siege of Chattanooga
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Confederate_Army
gptkbp:legacy Remembered as a competent commander.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Franklin
gptkbp:notableQuote "I will fight until the last man."
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Planter
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Brown
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Cheatham
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee