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Major General Patrick Cleburne

Major General
Patrick Cleburne
Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne.jpg
Birth name Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Nickname(s) "Stonewall of the West"
Born (1828-03-16)March 16, 1828
Killumney, County Cork, Ireland
Died November 30, 1864(1864-11-30) (aged 36)
Franklin, Tennessee
Buried Maple Hill Cemetery,
Helena, Arkansas
Allegiance  United Kingdom
 Confederate States
Service/branch  British Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service 1846–1849
1861-1864
Rank Army-GBR-OR-04.svg Corporal
Confederate States of America General-collar.svg Major General
Campaigns

American Civil War

Relations
  • Joseph Cleburne (father)
  • Mary Ronayne (mother)

American Civil War

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (/ˈklbɜːrn/ KLAY-burn; March 17, 1828 – November 30, 1864) was an Irish-born American soldier, best known for his service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, where he rose to the rank of major general.

Born in County Cork, Ireland, Cleburne served in the 41st Regiment of Foot, a Welsh regiment of the British Army, after failing to gain entrance into Trinity College of Medicine in 1846. He immigrated to the United States three years later. At the beginning of the Civil War, Cleburne sided with the Confederate States. He progressed from being a private soldier in the local militia to a division commander. Cleburne participated in many successful military campaigns, especially the Battle of Stones River, the Battle of Missionary Ridge and the Battle of Ringgold Gap. His strategic ability gained him the nickname "Stonewall of the West". He was killed in 1864, at the Battle of Franklin.


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