Benjamin F. Cheatham

Major-General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
General Cheatham during the Civil War
Born	(1820-10-20)October 20, 1820 Nashville, Tennessee
Died	September 4, 1886(1886-09-04) (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 Confederate general 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 – a major factor in the Confederate defeat at Franklin, Tennessee in 1864. Later in life, he became a gold miner in California and a plantation owner in his home state of Tennessee.