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  Benjamin McCulloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811–March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
McCulloch was appointed U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Texas in 1852, serving throughout the Pierce and Buchanan administrations.
McCulloch County, Texas, formed in 1856 and located in the present geographical center of the state, was named for him.
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 Benjamin McCulloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Benjamin McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
McCulloch was then attached to Capt. William H. Smith's cavalry company, but left the army to revisit Tennessee and returned a few months later with a company of thirty volunteers under the command of (Davy's son).
McCulloch was placed in command of the Indian Territory, set up his headquarters at Little Rock, and began piecing together an, with regiments from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: MCCULLOCH, BENJAMIN
Ben McCulloch, Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, United States marshal, and brigadier general in the Army of the Confederate States of America, was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on November 11, 1811, the fourth son of Alexander and Frances F. (LeNoir) McCulloch.
The McCullochs had been a prosperous and influential colonial North Carolina family but had lost much of their wealth as a result of the Revolutionary War and the improvidence of Alexander McCulloch, who so wasted his inheritance that he was unable to educate his younger sons.
McCulloch was assigned to the command of Indian Territory and established his headquarters at Little Rock, Arkansas, where he began to build the Army of the West with regiments from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/fmc34.html   (1520 words)

  
 San Jacinto Museum of History—Biographies
McCulloch's husband, Major Alexander McCulloch, fought in the War of 1812, and one of her brothers was killed in that conflict.
McCulloch's life, declaring, "Few women in the history of our beloved country have sacrificed more in the cause of patriotism...Her memory lives in Texas, but she was so modest and unassuming that she concealed as far as possible the splendid record of her work as a good neighbor and a humanitarian.
McCulloch was the widow of an officer of the United States Army in the War of 1812 and her only brother was killed in that war.
www.sanjacinto-museum.org /Herzstein_Library/Veteran_Biographies/Browse_Biographies/biographies?action=bio&id=2895   (1991 words)

  
 Tennessee history, preservation and educational artifacts
Benjamin McCulloch was born in Rutherford County, TN on Nov. 11, 1811 to Alexander and Francis McCulloch and would be one of 12 children born to the couple.
The young McCullochs were originally Scots-Irish stock from North Carolina, but their families had eventually migrated to the frontiers of Tennessee, where the couple married in Nashville.
The body of Gen. Benjamin McCulloch was retrieved from the battlefield and returned to Texas where he was laid to rest with full honors in the Texas National Cemetery.
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 Ben McCulloch (1811-1862)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
McCulloch was born November 11, 1811 in Rutherford County, Tennessee into a family that would grow to twelve children.
After San Jacinto, McCulloch was elected to the Second Congress of the Republic and later, to the First Legislature of the newly formed state.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, McCulloch and his brother Henry participated in the takeover of Federal garrisons in San Antonio.
www.lsjunction.com /people/mccullob.htm   (281 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MCCULLOCH COUNTY
McCulloch County (H-14) is 250 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico in Central Texas and is bounded by Coleman, Brown, San Saba, Mason, Menard, and Concho counties.
Some officials were elected for McCulloch County in the 1860s, and evidence suggests that the Voca and Lost Creek communities were the center of county affairs during these years, but it was not until 1876 that all of the county offices were filled and a county seat was chosen.
Extensive settlement of McCulloch County began in the 1870s; most of the growth was from a dispersement of people already living in Texas and the southern United States rather than from an increase in immigration from other countries.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hcm7.html   (2349 words)

  
 Across Five Aprils: People: Benjamin McCulloch
Benjamin McCulloch was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on November 11, 1811.
In 1835, Benjamin moved to Texas, enlisted in the Army of Texas, and participated in the Battle of San Jacinto.
General McCulloch, however, was shot and killed, and the Confederate gains were shortlived.
www.kenanderson.net /educate/html/mcculloch5.html   (438 words)

  
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In 1839 McCulloch was elected to the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in a campaign marred by a rifle duel with Reuben Ross.
McCulloch was, however, appointed United States marshal for the Eastern District of Texas and served under Judge John Charles Watrous during the administrations of Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan.
McCulloch was first buried on the field, but his body was removed to the cemetery at Little Rock and thence to the State Cemetery in Austin.
www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=60   (1612 words)

  
 Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Genet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Augusta Georgia Kirtland Genet, only daughter and youngest child of Benjamin Bostwick and Mary A. (McCulloch) Kirtland, was born in Augusta, Georgia, where her father was engaged in business at the time of her birth.
Benjamin Bostwick Kirtland, born 1806, died 1859, was of a prominent New England family of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was a son of Samuel Cook and Harriet (Bostwick) Kirtland.
Benjamin B. Kirtland, his daughter, became the owner of the Cantonment, and on her demise, Mrs.
www.schenectadyhistory.org /families/hmgfm/genet.html   (1443 words)

  
 Clan MacCulloch in the Military: Rebels
Benjamin McCulloch was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1811, the fourth son of Major Alexander McCulloch.
McCullochþs value as an organizer as well as a natural leader of men caused him to be promoted to major and he was made quartermaster for the army in 1846.
McCulloch's next military operation was as a divisional commander under General Earl Van Dorn and took part in that Confederate general's ineffectual attempt to surround General Siegel's force at Bentonville, Arkansas.
www.chebucto.ns.ca /Humanities/FSCNS/Scots_NS/Clans/MacCulloch/Military_MacCulloch/Gen_Ben_McCulloch.html   (1240 words)

  
 Pea Ridge NMP: Confederate Commanders - Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch
Benjamin McCulloch was a tough frontiersman who commanded the Confederate troops from Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.
In the years prior to the Civil War, McCulloch was a Texas Ranger, an Army scout, a gold miner, representative to the legislatures of both the Republic and State of Texas, commander of the Texas Republic's militia, and a US Marshall.
McCulloch's death, so early in the battle, doomed the effort to turn the Federal left, and quite possibly ensured the Southern defeat.
www.nps.gov /peri/mcculloch.htm   (457 words)

  
 Wilson's Creek NB: Benjamin McCulloch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Benjamin McCulloch commanded the Confederate forces at Wilson's Creek.
Though possessing no formal military training, he was a veteran Indian fighter, participated in the Texas War of Independence, and commanded a company of Texas Rangers in the Mexican War.
McCulloch rose from a colonel of state troops in February 1861 to a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army in May that same year.
www.nps.gov /wicr/mccull.html   (121 words)

  
 McCulloch County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McCulloch County is a county located in the state of Texas.
McCulloch is named for Benjamin McCulloch, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general.
McCulloch County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McCulloch_County,_Texas   (392 words)

  
 Clan MacCulloch in the Military
Alexander McCulloch, thought to be a direct descendant of the McCullochs of Myretoun, was born in 1759 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
Major Alexander McCulloch served as aide de camp to General James Coffee, whose army was sent to Huntsville, Alabama, in advance of the rest of the army for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Tennessee River Valley from threatened attacks during the Creek Indian Wars.
The McCulloch family moved in 1828 on to a 10,000 acre land grant in Dyer County in western Tennessee, running from the Forked Deer River near Dyersburg north to the Obion River.
www.chebucto.ns.ca /Heritage/FSCNS/Scots_NS/Clans/MacCulloch/Military_MacCulloch/Maj_A_McCulloch.html   (622 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Columns: Day Trips
Camp Ben McCulloch is the last Confederate reunion campground still owned by the original organization, says Eva Long of Driftwood.
McCulloch served in the Texas army, then as a Texas Ranger fighting Indians on the frontier.
After being elected to the state Legislature, McCulloch served briefly in the U.S. Cavalry and was then appointed governor of the Utah Territory.
www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2002-04-19/cols_daytrips.html   (825 words)

  
 Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch Army of the West Commander Confederate Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Brigadier General Ben McCulloch was killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 7, 1862 as he rode forward to determine the location of the enemy line.
Ben McCulloch was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee on November 11, 1811.
The federal arsenal at San Antonio was surrendered to his forces in 1861, He received the second appointment as brigadier general in the Confederate Army on May 11, 1861, and he was the first general to come from a civilian background.
www.civilwarfamilyhistory.com /new_page_144.htm   (423 words)

  
 FORT MCCULLOCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fort McCulloch was the main Confederate fortification in southern Indian Territory during the Civil War.
Albert Pike, Fort McCulloch was positioned on a bluff on the south bank of the Blue River,about three miles southwest of Kenefic in present Bryan County, Oklahoma.
Benjamin McCulloch, who died at Pea Ridge, the post was strategically located along routes leading to Forts Gibson and Washita in Indian Territory, Fort Smith, Arkansas, and supply towns in north Texas.
www.ok-history.mus.ok.us /enc/ftmcculloch.htm   (315 words)

  
 The Civil War in Arkansas - Places | Pea Ridge
McCulloch, just returned from Richmond, was appalled at the strategic consequences of Price's headlong flight, for he knew that the cantonment at Cross Hollows was untenable and that the combined armies would have to fall back even deeper into Arkansas.
McCulloch and Price were appalled at the thought of a night march with the army in such a pitiful condition.
In all of the excitement and confusion, McCulloch neglected to inform Van Dorn that the reunion of the two halves of the Army of the West at Elkhorn Tavern would be delayed.
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 Mr. Lincoln's White House: Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895)
McCulloch later recalled how he was appointed right after President Lincoln's Second Inauguration: "'I have sent for you, Mr.
McCulloch, to let you know that I want you to be Secretary of the Treasury, and if you do not object to it, I shall send your name to the Senate.
Usher's criticism is understand since McCulloch's appointment helped force Usher out of his job; it would have been politically difficult for Indiana to have two members of the Cabinet.
www.mlwh.org /inside.asp?ID=92&subjectID=2   (633 words)

  
 General Henry Eustace McCulloch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Henry Eustace McCulloch, early pioneer, Texas Ranger, and Confederate officer, son of Alexander and Frances (LeNoir) McCulloch, was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on December 6, 1816.
In the early 1850s McCulloch served in the state legislature (both houses) from Guadalupe County, and at the end of the decade he accepted an appointment as United States marshal for the Eastern District of Texas.
Early in 1876, as a reward for his years of service, McCulloch was given the superintendency of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum (later the Texas School for the Deaf).
www.angelfire.com /tx/RandysTexas/page75.html   (597 words)

  
 State v. McCulloch - Hawaii DUI Lawyers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The defendant-appellant Benjamin McCulloch appeals from the judgment and sentence of the district court of the second circuit, the Honorable John T. Vail presiding, entered on October 6, 2000.
Finally, assuming arguendo that McCulloch is not procedurally barred from raising his constitutional challenges on appeal, we find no merit to them.
First, regarding his equal protection claim, McCulloch has failed to establish that the police officer who obtained a mandatory blood sample from him, or any other relevant state decision maker, deliberately and intentionally discriminated against him "based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion[,] or other arbitrary classification." See State v.
www.dui1.com /DuiCaseLawDetail5568.htm   (259 words)

  
 Pea Ridge National Military Park Page I
McCulloch’s troops fell so far behind that van Dorn decided to temporarily divide his army.
McCulloch was ordered to retrace his steps around the west end of Elkhorn Mountain, then turn east to rejoin Van Dorn near Elkhorn Tavern.
McCulloch’s troops, including two regiments of Cherokee Indians under Brigadier General Albert Pike, marched west of Elkhorn Mountain and the Round Top.
civilwartraveler.bravepages.com /PR/PRP1.htm   (508 words)

  
 TEXAS RANGER DISPATCH Magazine
Shortly after arriving, orders were received from General Benjamin McCulloch for the Texans to join his command in Southwest Missouri.
McCulloch was born in 1811 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
When McCulloch was within seventy yards, they opened fire and stopped the Confederate charge.
www.texasranger.org /dispatch/17/pages/Maness.htm   (1574 words)

  
 Hall of Fame-Benjamin McCulloch
McCulloch, commanding the Confederate right wing in the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862, overran and drove the Union forces from their position.
Riding through the undergrowth to ascertain the new Union position, McCulloch was shot and killed.
McCulloch was originally buried on the field, but later moved to the cemetery at Little Rock, Arkansas and finally to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
www.texasranger.org /halloffame/McCullochB.htm   (551 words)

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