Brigadier General Henry L. Benning

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Georgia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Linwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_L._Benning_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1887-07-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_the_Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Henry L. Benning
gptkbp:influence Military tactics
gptkbp:influenceOn Southern_military_strategy
Post-war_Southern_society
gptkbp:knownFor Military_leadership_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Benning,_Georgia_named_after_him
gptkbp:nickname Old_Rock
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Surrender_at_Appomattox
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Benning's_Brigade
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Judge
Lawyer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:role Brigade commander
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:serviceBranch Infantry
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839-1865
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Ann_Benning
gptkbp:successor Joseph_B._Kershaw