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Cleburne, Patrick Ronayne 1828-

Military officer; born in County Cork, Ireland, March 17, 1828; came to the United States and settled at Helena, Ark., where he later practised law. When the Civil War broke out he entered the Confederate army; in March, 1861, planned the capture of the United States arsenal in Arkansas; in 1862 was promoted brigadier-general; took part in many important engagements in the war; and in recognition of his defence of Ringgold Gap received the thanks of the Confederate Congress. He originated the Order of the Southern Cross, and was known as “the Stonewall of the West.” He was killed in the battle of Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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