Timeline
Birth- 20 Oct 1820
Nashville, Tennessee
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Unit
3 Tennessee Infantry
State
Tennessee
Branch
Army
Company
F&S
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment
Col
Discharge
Col
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Rank
Major General
Served For
Confederate States
Death- 4 Sept 1886-Age: 66 years
Nashville, Tennessee
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Nashville TN
Other Facts
Full Name
Benjamin F Cheatham
Also known as
Frank Cheatham
Full Name
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Gender
Male