Benjamin F. Cheatham

Major-General

Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Major-General; Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
	General Cheatham during the Civil War
Born	October 20, 1820; Nashville, Tennessee
Died	September 4, 1886 (aged 65); Nashville, Tennessee
Place of burial	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Allegiance	United States of America; Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1848 (USA); 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Colonel (USA); Major General (CSA)
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War; American Civil War Battle of Belmont; Battle of Shiloh; Battle of Perryville; Battle of Stones River; Battle of Chickamauga; Chattanooga Campaign; Atlanta Campaign; Franklin-Nashville Campaign; Carolinas Campaign;

Benjamin Franklin Cheatham (October 20, 1820 – September 4, 1886) was a Tennessee planter, California gold miner, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Army of Tennessee, inflicting many casualties on Gen. Sherman at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, but took the blame for General Schofield's escape at Spring Hill, Tennessee – a major factor in the Confederate defeat at Franklin, Tennessee.

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