PALMER, Joseph Benjamin
Confederate
Born: November 1 1825, Rutherford Cty TN
Died: November 4 1890, Murfreesboro TN
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, politician
War Service: 1861 raised a company which became part
of 18th Tennessee - Col., Fort Donelson (s), exchanged August
1862, commanded 2ns Bde/1st Divn/Hardee's Corps at Murfreesboro
(w), after convalescence resumed regimental command, Chickamauga
(w), Atlanta campaign, Jonesboro (w), November 1864 Brig. Gen.,
commanded a brigade at Murfreesboro in Hood's Tennessee campaign,
in Stevenson's division in the retreat from Nashville, Carolinas
campaign, Bentonville.
Post War: Lawyer