Life span: 11/23/1818 to 02/08/1901TabsLife SummaryFull name: Benjamin Mayberry PrentissPlace of Birth: Belleville, VABurial Place: Bethany, MOBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 12Family: Margaret Ann Lodousky (first wife), Mary Worthington Whitney (second wife)Occupation: MilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/06/1862 04/06/1862 Massed Confederate forces attack the Union's Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing 04/07/1862 04/07/1862 At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh 07/04/1863 07/04/1863 At the port town of Helena, Arkansas, defenders inflict heavy losses on a Confederate assault Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/30/1861 John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1861 Images Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, detail Bibliography