Patrick Cleburne and the Civil War

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"I will either take the enemy's works or fall in the attempt."-- Major General Patrick Clebure to General John Bell Hood, Battle of Franklin

Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was born on March 16, 1828 in Cork County, Ireland. After his father's death he joined the British army serving as a Corporal until buying his way out of the army on September 22,1849 to go to America. He settled in Helena, Arkansas and becamea partner of a drug store and then a lawyer. Despite the sterio-typical definition of Irish Americans Cleburne rose and became a respected community member.

If you want to know more about Patrick Cleburne I encourage you to read : Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne & the Civil War (Click link to get this book at Barnes And Noble)

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