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| Brig. Gen. Henry Louis Benning |
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| Born: April 2, 1814 Columbia Cty, GA |
| Died: July 10, 1875 Columbus, GA |
| Buried: Linwood Cemetery Columbus, Muscogee County, GA |
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Pre-War Profession Lawyer, judge, politician
War Service August 1861 Col. of 17th Georgia, Seven Days, Second Manassas, commanded Toombs" brigade at Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg, March 1863 Brig. Gen., commanded Benning’s Brigade/Hood"s Division at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Knoxville, commanded Benning’s Brigade/Field"s Division in Wilderness (w), Petersburg, Appomattox. Post War Career Lawyer Notes: Known as "Old Rock", Fort Benning , in Georgia, was named for him. |