Major General Patrick Cleburne

Major General Patrick Cleburne

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	Corporal Major General
Campaigns	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Stones River Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Pickett's Mill Atlanta Campaign Battle of Franklin †
Relations	Joseph Cleburne (father) Mary Ronayne (mother)

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (/ˈkleɪbɜːrn/ 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.