Camp Cheatham - Cedar Hill TN
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 33.261 W 086° 59.881
16S E 500177 N 4045436
Camp Cheatham was named after Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cheatham a general in the Confederate Army. Tennessee Historical Commission marker 3 C 41 - Camp Cheatham is located at the junction of Main St and US Hwy 41 in Cedar Hill, TN.
Waymark Code: WM18QHF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2023
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THE PLACE:
Camp Cheatham-The training camp was established in this area in June, 1861. It was used by numerous Confederate units, including the 3rd Tenn. Infantry (John C. Brown), 11th Tenn. Infantry (Rains) and 42nd Tenn. Infantry (Quaries). Other units, organized elsewhere, trained here; among them were Woodard's 2nd Ky. Calvary.
THE PERSON:
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, who was in 1861 appointed brigadier general in the Provisional Army, Independent State of Tennessee, and its first camp commander of Camp Cheatham.
(From Wikipedia--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_F._Cheatham)
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" 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.
TEXT ON THE Tennessee Historical Commission marker 3 C 41
Camp Cheatham
Named for Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, who was in 1861 appointed brigadier general in the Provisional Army, Independent State of Tennessee, and its first camp commander, the training camp established in this area in June, 1861 was used by numerous Confederate units, including the 3rd Tenn. Infantry (John C. Brown), 11th Tenn. Infantry (Rains) and 42nd Tenn. Infantry (Quaries). Other units, organized elsewhere, trained here; among them were Woodard's 2nd Ky. Calvary.
Year it was dedicated: 1950
Location of Coordinates: Main St and US Hwy 41 in Cedar Hill, TN.
Related Web address (if available): [Web Link]
Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Confederate Camp
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