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 NERFINISHED
Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Overland Campaign NERFINISHED
birthDate 1814-04-02
birthPlace Columbia County, Georgia NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
commanded Benning's Brigade NERFINISHED
brigade in Hood's Division
deathDate 1875-07-10
deathPlace Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedAt Franklin College NERFINISHED
education University of Georgia NERFINISHED
familyName Benning NERFINISHED
fullName Henry Lewis Benning NERFINISHED
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
ideology support for slavery
memberOf Supreme Court of Georgia NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
namedAfter Henry L. Benning NERFINISHED
namesakeOf Fort Benning NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity American South NERFINISHED
residence Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED
servedIn American Civil War NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Howard NERFINISHED
stateOfPrimaryActivity Georgia NERFINISHED

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Fort Benning namedAfter Henry L. Benning