"Cleburne was regarded as one of the most competent division commanders on either side of the conflict, steadily rising through the ranks to become a major general."
"Cleburne was killed at the Battle of Franklin while leading his troops in a futile charge that he had opposed."
"He dreamt of following his father's footsteps and embarking on a medical career; however, these ambitions were crushed when he was twice rejected by a Dublin medical school."
"Cleburne's childhood was beset with tragedy; his mother died shortly after giving birth to him, and his father died when he was 15, leaving him an orphan."
Patrick R. Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate general who immigrated to Arkansas in 1850 and volunteered for the Confederate Army in 1861. Rising to the rank of major general, he became known as a competent division commander, respected by his troops. Cleburne's early life was marked by tragedy, having lost both parents by age 15. Initially aspiring to a medical career, he enlisted in the British Army after being rejected by medical schools. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin in 1864 leading his men in a charge he opposed.
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