Benjamin McCulloch
Benjamin McCulloch was
born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, November 11, 1811. He was
a skillful hunter and boatman and in early manhood he migrated to
Texas, where he identified himself with the movement for Texan
independence. He was with the Army of the Republic of Texas at
the Battle of San Jacinto. During the Mexican War he commanded a
company of scouts under Generals Taylor and Scott.
In 1853 he was appointed
United States Marshal for Texas. At the outbreak of the Civil
War he promptly espoused the cause of the Confederacy and was
commissioned a brigadier general. He was assigned to the command
of the Military District of the Indian Territory. The forces
placed under General McCulloch's command consisted of one regiment
each from the States of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. It was
also proposed to raise three regiments among the Five Civilized Tribes
to be attached to his command.
He was killed in action at
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Mary 6, 1862.
Source: A
History of Oklahoma by Joseph B. Throburn and Isaac M.
Holcomb, Doub and Company San Francisco 1908.
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