Major General Frank Cheatham.

General Cheatham commanded an Infantry Division in Lt. General William J. Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, and was known both to his men and the Enemies he faced as a hard fighter, with resolute men from Tennessee. "Old Frank" was loved by his men and had their fierce devotion. General Cheatham was known to be rough around the edges and fought like cornered mountain lion, leading his men in the thickest of the fights.

This sketch was done in pencil, with some charcoal for depth of shadow for a friend.

Brigadier General Alfred H. Colquitt, Georgian.

General Colquitt lead a Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia under General R.E. Lee.  He was later assigned to South Carolina and Georgia. General Colquitt lead his Brigade of Georgia Troops (6th, 19th, 23rd, 27th & 28th Geo. Inf., 6th Fla. Inf., & Chatham's Geo. Battery) south against the Federal Campaign into the interior of north Florida (from Jacksonville), met these invading Federals at the town of Ocean Pond (Olustee), soundly defeating a larger force than his own and the Confederate troops under General Finnegan, when he essentially became the Confederate Army Commander there.

Ironically, Dr. A.O. Colquitt attended me in a knee injury for some months and is the gggrandson of General Colquitt.  As an additional note, General Colquitt, following the War served as Governor of Georgia and in the U.S. Senate from Georgia.  General Colquitt was every known as the "Hero of Olustee".

This sketch done in pencil, with an additional background done of the Battle Flag in color as a gift to my Surgeon.  General Colquitt gave dedicated and magnificent service to his country, The Confederate States of America and went on to serve his home state of Georgia in an Honorable and devoted manor.

Lieutenant General William J. Hardee.

A pencil and charcoal sketch. Gen. Hardee is noted for his "Light Infantry Tactic" manual written in 1855 while in the US Army as Lt. Colonel, this was later revised and reissued in 1862 while Colonel Hardee was in Confederate Service. Gen. Hardee first commanded a division of Infantry on the bowling Green Kentucky line in 1861 when our Regiment (Hill's 5th Tennessee or the 35th as she was later known) first was brought into line as a part of Brigadier General Patrick R. Cleburne's Brigade.  Gen. Cleburne was later elevated to Division Command (our Regiment remained the only Tennessee Infantry Reg't to stay in Gen. Cleburne's old Brigade throughout its existence), Gen. Hardee being promoted to Lieutenant General commanding an Infantry Corps in the Army of Tennessee. Gen Hardee was the best Corp Commander within that Army during the War, having at one point Commanded the Army of Tennessee following Braxton Bragg's removal as commander but refusing permanent command.  Gen. Hardee is buried at Selma, Alabama near the Alabama River. Gen. Hardee was a much respected and loved commander.

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