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  1. Brigadier-General Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a major-general in the Texas militia and thereafter a major in the United States Army (United States Volunteers) during the Mexican–American War, sheriff of Sacramento County, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier ...

  2. Feb 15, 2024 · Famous frontiersman, scout, and Texas Ranger, Benjamin McCulloch was a Confederate brigadier general who was killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge.

  3. www.tshaonline.org › entries › mcculloch-benjaminMcCulloch, Benjamin - TSHA

    Jul 31, 2020 · Ben McCulloch, Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, United States marshal, and brigadier general in the Army of the Confederate States of America, was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on November 11, 1811, the fourth son of Alexander and Frances F. (LeNoir) McCulloch.

  4. Nov 11, 2011 · Born in Tennessee, McCulloch moved to Texas in 1835 along with Davy Crockett. He fought with the Texas army in the Battle of San Jacinto against Mexican forces, and went on to serve during the Mexican American War under Zachary Taylor.

  5. Jan 12, 2024 · Benjamin McCulloch’s commission in 1861 made him the second-ranking brigadier general in the Confederate army and the first general officer commissioned from the civilian populace. Benjamin McCulloch took part in the Confederate victory at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861.

  6. Jun 16, 2023 · Benjamin McCulloch served in the War for Texas Independence and the Mexican War, and as a United States marshal, before becoming a brigadier general in the Confederate army. McCulloch led Arkansas troops at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri but was killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. While not a native Arkansan, McCulloch ...

  7. McCulloch, commanding the Confederate right wing in the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862, overran and drove the Union forces from their position. Riding through the undergrowth to ascertain the new Union position, McCulloch was shot and killed.

  8. Benjamin McCulloch . November 11, 1811–March 7, 1862

  9. Apr 10, 2015 · Benjamin McCulloch was a tough frontiersman who commanded the Confederate troops from Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Born in Tennessee in 1811, "Ol' Ben" went to Texas in 1835, where he missed joining his friend Davy Crockett at the Alamo due to the measles.

  10. Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a Major general in the Texas militia and thereafter a major in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War.

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