The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03
sketch Of the Rebel General Hen. TrtuI,
CheHthaIn.

Nafor-Gener Ben. Frank Cheatham, Of Ten.
nesscc, is re- YOrtcd TO have been wounded while
leading his corps of Hoods army I'm an assault
upon The centre Of our position a. Frinkl'n, on
November 30, 1851 This O1lCsr has borne u
prominent part In the various cawpaizns in the
West, and has gradually fought his way, against
sueng opposition at Richmond, g. high position
in the Rebel army; but though placed boz Clm-
mand of e corps, hg has not had uHueucs enough
at Richmond 20 get the promotion properly De-
longing % Tie position lie is the only mIjJ- gen.
eral in the kebc army commanding a corps.
General Chelham WIS born in ElOsr.s IN
county, Tennessee ab ~ the year 1916 His
parents removed when Cuea.hdm was very
young, to Nashville; aud Mp 20 the time OF the
breaking out Of the present war, the su1ie of
this sketch had resided near thai city. II
lAttcT ICit him o handsome fortune and Iary1
plantation. He bore the character OF a 50 Nrsinv
gentleman, rather than that Of quiet tirnsr,
being generally compared 10 General Jackson in
the days Of his youthful cNCCsses.
General theItham figured IN two Camlai -ns il
Mexico. He raised company Of volunteers no
Nashville, for the lst Tennessee ir'nfry, Colonel
Campbell, and marched 70 NFNie) in l~IG. "
the end OF the year for which the company had
volunteered it was hOnOrahly DISCHARGED. Cn-
tain Cheathlm returned % Nashville and raised a
full regiment lthe 81 Infantry, receiving com
mission as colonel. lie reached Mexico in time
to engage in the battle of Buena Vista, where he
greatly distinguished himself
Duringthe exciting period Of April, 1851 during
which Tennessee was rushed out of the Union,
N"' !alu RlAytu pi'lh'HeuJ part Nnu was re-
waIdod soon after by m appointment rs pli "a
der general of Tennessee militia. The Rebel
Government extended the appointment 60 the
provisional army Of the Confederate States and
Cheatham ranked as the thirty eighth bfiga Her
general Of the army. lie was Immediately as
signed 10 duty in West Tennessee his brigade
being engaged in building Forts Herman and
DOuClSon.
On September :, 1851 he was reassisnad ~
Columbus. Kentucky, Co the lst Brigldc, p1lk's
Division, Department No. 2, i'm which we're the
regiments Of two or three subsequent Rybel
generals, and attached 10 which was the battery
OF Alexander =. Stewart now heutsnlut-eeaG-
ral and Cheatham's superior in rank as ne is in
every other respect.
On September 10 his division formed nlr. OF
the attacking column no Chckamgul,n, where the
corps of Polk, 10 which Cheatham was still A.
tached, was defeated by General Thomas. lie
here again encountered Eousscaus Division, but
at this time under another commander. lie COM
mandcd the corps Of Polk in the absence of that
officer, at The battles OF Mission Ridge, NOvem-
Der %, p and 2j, but failed so badly that he was
relieved from duty and went 70 Atlanta.
lie was engaged in most Of the battles fought
during the campaign of Atlanta. On the 2Sth of
July, 1864, he succeeded Stewart rs commander
OF the corps, the latter having been wounded On
his recovery Stewart was assigned to Uardcc's
Corps, and thus Chcatham remains in command
of Polks old corps. lie was i'll nc the beginning
Of the present campaign, but could not be kept
out of the saddle. lt was while commanding the
corps alluded to that General Cheatham was
wounded at Franklin.
In person Cheatham is large and heavy buiIt
of a blond complexion, with dark hair and eyes
and is about forty eight years of age. His char
acter is as descrbed-that of areckltss, dangerous
man.