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A nice image of General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham.  In the Mexican War, Cheatham was colonel of the Tennessee Volunteers, and was promoted major general of the state militia.  He was appointed a Confederate brigadier general on July 9, 1861, and a major general to rank from March 10, 1862.  He distinquished himself as a brigade, division, and corps commander in every engagement of the Army of the Tennessee from Shiloh to Atlanta.  Upon General Hood's undertaking the Tennessee campaign in the fall of 1864, Cheatham was placed in command of General Hardie's old corps.  Unfortunately at Spring Hill, his men did not block the road and the Federal army of John Schofield escaped.  Hood was extremely unhappy with Cheatham but there is great question as to who was actually responsible.  This is an early war photograph of Cheatham and the backmark is "E.&H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York.".