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Benjamin F. Potts

United States Army general during American Civil War (1836-1887) · United States · On the map · Died at 51

Benjamin Franklin Potts was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a reconstruction era governor of the Montana Territory from 1870 to 1883.

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He commanded a brigade of infantry in the Western Theater in some of the war's most important campaigns and repeatedly received commendations for gallantry and tactical judgement in combat.

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Country
United States
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Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1836 to 1887 · aged 51