Benjamin McCulloch

Benjamin McCulloch
McCulloch, before 1861
Born	(1811-11-11)November 11, 1811 Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1862(1862-03-07) (aged 50) Benton County, Arkansas, C.S.
Buried	Texas State Cemetery
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Branch	United States Volunteers Confederate States Army
Service years	1846–1847 (U.S.) 1861–1862 (C.S.)
Rank	Major (U.S.) Brigadier-General (C.S.)
Unit	1st Texas Rangers (1846) Army of the West (1862)
Battles	Mexican–American War Battle of Monterrey American Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek Battle of Pea Ridge †
Relations	Henry E. McCulloch (brother)

Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. He was killed in action in 1862 at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas.