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Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss (November 23, 1819 – February 8, 1901) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the Mexican–American War and on the Union side of the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general.
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss was born on November 23, 1819 in Belleville, Virginia. His family moved west to Hannibal, Missouri and later Quincy, Illinois. During the Mexican War, Prentiss served as a captain in the 1st Illinois Infantry and fought at the Battle of Buena Vista.
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss ( 23 novembre 1819 - 8 février 1901) est un soldat américain, et un homme politique. Il combat lors de la guerre américano-mexicaine et pour l' Union lors de la guerre de Sécession, se hissant au rang de major-général.
5 de abr. de 2023 · Emerging Civil War. Benjamin Prentiss on the Threshold of Shiloh. by Sean Michael Chick. Posted on April 5, 2023. The failure of the Union high command to anticipate General Albert Sidney Johnston’s attack at Shiloh still generates controversy and debate.
Myth: Benjamin Prentiss was the hero of Shiloh. For decades after the battle, Prentiss was hailed as the Federal officer who took it upon himself to send out a patrol that eventually uncovered the Confederate advance and gave early warning of the attack.
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss (November 23, 1819 – February 8, 1901) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the Mexican–American War and on the Union side of the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general.
General Prentiss was a soldier of two wars, rose to the rank of major-general U.S. Volunteers during the Civil War and was the hero of the great battle of Shiloh. In his political career he was an associate of Lincoln and other distinguished leaders of Illinois, and in the later years of his life was one of the most admired orators and leaders ...
