Patrick Cleburne

Patrick Cleburne
Cleburne in uniform, c. 1862
Birth name	Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Nickname(s)	"Stonewall of the West"
Born	(1828-03-16)March 16, 1828 Ovens, County Cork, Ireland
Died	November 30, 1864(1864-11-30) (aged 36) Franklin, Tennessee
Buried	Helena Confederate Cemetery 34°32′30″N 90°35′34″W / 34.54167°N 90.59278°W / 34.54167; -90.59278
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Confederate States
Service	British Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1849 1861–1864
Rank	Corporal (U.K.) Major-General (C.S.)
Unit	41st Regiment of Foot (1846-49)
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Richmond (WIA) Battle of Stones River Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Ringgold Gap Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Pickett's Mill Atlanta Campaign Battle of Franklin †
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Major-General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (/ˈkleɪbɜːrn/ KLAY-burn; March 16, 1828 – November 30, 1864)^[1] was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.^[2]

Born in Ireland,^[1] Cleburne served in the 41st Regiment of Foot of the British Army after failing to gain entrance into Trinity College of Medicine, Dublin in 1846. He served at Fort Westmorland on Spike Island and was present on the island in 1849 when Queen Victoria visited Cork Harbour. Three years after joining the Army, he immigrated to the United States. At the beginning of the American Civil War, Cleburne sided with the Confederate States. He progressed from being a private soldier in the local militia to a division commander. He participated in many unsuccessful military campaigns, especially the Battle of Stones River, the Battle of Missionary Ridge and the Battle of Ringgold Gap. He was also present at the Battle of Shiloh. Known as the "Stonewall of the West", Cleburne was killed leading his men at the Battle of Franklin.