Considered by many to be the best tactical officer on either side, Cleburne defeated numerically superior forces on a number of occasions.

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864) The most popular Confederate division commander was the Stonewall of the West -Patrick R. Cleburne. Appropriately, the native of County Cork was born on St. Patrick's Day and became the only product of the Emerald Isle to become a Confederate major general. Failing the language requirements for a druggist's degree, he served with the British 4lst Regiment of ...