Benjamin F. Potts
(1836-1887)
United States Army general during American Civil War
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Benjamin Franklin Potts (January 29, 1836 – June 17, 1887) was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a postbellum Governor of the Montana Territory from 1870 to 1883. He commanded a brigade of infantry in the Western Theater in some of the war's most important campaigns and repeatedly received commendations for gallantry and tactical judgement in combat.
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29 January 1836 Carroll County, Ohio
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17 June 1887 (aged 51) Helena, Montana
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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