# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benjamin-prentiss
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:25:36.600Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benjamin-prentiss"
name: "Benjamin Prentiss"
slug: "benjamin-prentiss"
description: "Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the Mexican–American War and on the Union side of the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. He commanded a division at the Battle of Shiloh, which suffered heavy casualties while defending what became known as the Hornet's Nest from continued Confederate assaults, and he eventually surrendered his division. He was criticized by some for his conduct in that battle. After his exchange, he continued to serve in the army until his resignation in 1863. He spent much of his remaining life practicing as a lawyer and as a politician in the Republican Party."
tagline: "American lawyer and military officer (1819–1901)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/General_Benjamin_Prentiss.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Public Official"
  slug: "public-official"
birthDate: "1819-11-23"
deathDate: "1901-02-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.18
  momentum:             4.634146341463415
  historical:           7.43456
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Prentiss"
    title: "Benjamin Prentiss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Prentiss"
    title: "Benjamin Prentiss"
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  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "بنیامین پرنتیس"
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    title: "Benjamin Prentiss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Prentiss"
    title: "Benjamin Prentiss"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump