Patrick Cleyburn of Lafayette lodge #16, Helena, Arkansas. Born in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. A former corporal in the British army, he entered the Yell Rifles, Tennesee, as a private and quickly rose to the rank of Major General.
Cleburne fought at 10 major battles including: Shiloh, Richmond, Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, Pickett's Mill, Atlanta and the Second Battle of Franklin.
He died during an ill conceived assault (which he opposed) on Union fortifications at the Battle of Franklin, just south of Nashville, Tennessee, on 30 November 1864.
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Cleburne's strategic use of terrain, his ability to hold ground where others failed, and his talent in foiling the movements of the enemy earned him fame, and gained him the nickname "Stonewall of the West." Federal troops were quoted as dreading to see the blue flag of Cleburne's Division across the battlefield. General Robert E. Lee referred to him as "a meteor shining from a clouded sky". <NEXT>
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