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Benjamin the Heated Ham
Fictional Character
The War Between the Provinces
Fantasy
Appearance(s): Marching Through Peachtree;
Advance and Retreat
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Detina (joined breakaway Geoffreyist kingdom)
Religion: Detinan pantheon
Occupation: Soldier, formerly an amateur actor
Military branch: Army of Franklin

Benjamin the Heated Ham acquired his ekename from his spectacularly bad acting in amateur theatricals at the Annasville military collegium. When Detina was sundered into civil war some years later, Benjamin recognized Geoffrey's claim to kingship and became a brigadier.

Literary comment[]

Benjamin the Heated Ham is based on Confederate General Benjamin Cheatham (1820-1886).

Cheatham

General Benjamin Cheatham

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