Draft:Benjamin B. Sample

Benjamin B. Sample
Benjamin B. Sample
Born	April 7, 1844; Atlanta, Georgia, US
Died	April 9, 1865 (aged 21); Baldwin County, Alabama, CSA
Buried	Spanish Fort Cemetery,; Baldwin, Alabama, US
Allegiance	Confederate States;
Service/branch	confederate States Army (CSA);
Years of service	1862-1865 (CSA);
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (CSA)
Commands held	63rd Georgian Infantry Regiment (1862,1864-1865), 5th Florida Calvary battalion (1863-1864)
Battles/wars	American Civil War Skirmish of the Brick Church; Battle of Corinth; Battle of Munfordville; Battle of Perryville; Battle of Stones River; Battle of Chickamauga; Battle of Missionary Ridge; Battle of Olustee; Skirmish at Cedar Creek; Battle of Marianna; Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Franklin; Battle of Nashville; ; Battle of Natural Bridge; Battle of Fort Blakeley; ; †

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Declined by SafariScribe 13 days ago. Last edited by Plastikspork 13 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Please see WP:THREE and what is called reliable sources from our general notability guidelines. This article incredibly needs inclusion by the text but the problem is lacking verifiability. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 11:53, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Comment: You don't need a hatnote if there is no disambiguation page. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 10:31, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Bradley Sample (April 7, 1844 – April 9, 1865) was a junior officer in the Confederate States Army who commanded Infantry in the Western theater of the American Civil War.^[1]

Born in Atlanta,^[2] Sample served in the 63rd Georgian Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army and later the 5th Florida Calvary Battalion during the American Civil War. He progressed from being a Private Soldier in the local militia to a regiment commander. He fought in many unsuccessful campaigns throughout the war, especially the Battle of Perryville, the Battle of Stones River, and the Battle of Missionary Ridge but later saw some success in Florida. Sample was killed defending the fortifications works at the Battle of Fort Blakeley.^[3]

References[edit]

Connelly, Thomas L. "Autumn of Glory: The Army of the Tennessee 1862-1865". Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press,1971. ISBN 0-8071-2738-8.
Du Bose, John Witherspoon. "General Joseph Wheeler and the Army of the Tennessee". New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1912. OCLC 3997217.
[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/al006.htm

National Park Service CWSAC Battle Summary]

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