Henry L. Benning

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Henry L. Benning was a Confederate general and Georgia Supreme Court justice whose name was later given to the U.S. Army post Fort Benning.

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instanceOf Confederate general
Georgia Supreme Court justice
human
judge
lawyer
allegiance Confederate States of America
barAdmission Georgia bar
battle Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
birthDate 1814-04-02
birthPlace Columbia County, Georgia
United States
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship Confederate States of America
United States
commanded Benning's Brigade
brigade in Hood's Division
deathDate 1875-07-10
deathPlace Columbus, Georgia
United States
educatedAt Franklin College
education University of Georgia
familyName Benning
fullName Henry Lewis Benning
givenName Henry
ideology support for slavery
memberOf Supreme Court of Georgia
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
namedAfter Henry L. Benning
linked to: Henry Lewis Benning
namesakeOf Fort Benning
notableFor service as a Confederate brigadier general
service on the Georgia Supreme Court
numberOfChildren 10
occupation judge
lawyer
military officer
partyAffiliation Southern Democrat
politicalRole secession advocate
positionHeld justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
practicedLawIn Columbus, Georgia
regionOfActivity American South
residence Columbus, Georgia
servedIn American Civil War
spouse Mary Howard
stateOfPrimaryActivity Georgia

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Fort Benning namedAfter Henry L. Benning