Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr.

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Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 02, 1944 (77)
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
Place of Burial: Section 2 Grave E-122, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Sr., (CSA) and Anna Bell Cheatham
Husband of Mary Warren Cheatham
Father of Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, III; William Denman Cheatham and Helen Virginia Van Ness
Brother of Patton Robertson Cheatham; Rear Admiral Joseph Johnston Cheatham; Medora Hodgson; Alice Malone and Green Henry Cheatham

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About Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr.

Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr.

Cheatham was a major general in the U.S. Army, serving with distinction in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and World War I. During the Philippine-American War, he was defeated in the Battle of Mabitac.

He was the U.S. Army quartermaster general from 1926 to 1930. During his tenure in this position, he supervised landscaping improvements to Arlington National Cemetery, including restoration of the Lee Mansion and the building of the Tomb of the Unknowns. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr.'s Timeline

1867
May 20, 1867
Coffee County, Tennessee, United States
1903
July 27, 1903
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1905
January 31, 1905
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1912
1912
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1944
December 2, 1944
Age 77
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
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Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2 Grave E-122, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States