Confederate general Henry L. Benning
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Henry L. Benning was a Confederate general and former Georgia Supreme Court justice whose staunch pro-slavery advocacy and Civil War service later led to a major U.S. Army post being named in his honor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brigadier General Henry L. Benning | 2 |
| Confederate general Henry L. Benning canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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Georgia Supreme Court justice ⓘ United States Army post ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| commanded | Benning's Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875-07-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Franklin College
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University of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Lewis Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | Fort Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry L. Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as a Confederate general in the American Civil War
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staunch pro-slavery advocacy ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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judge ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
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Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbia County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
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justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Confederate States of America
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | secession of Southern states ⓘ |
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Fighting at Devil’s Den
this entity surface form:
Brigadier General Henry L. Benning
subject surface form:
Fighting at Devil’s Den
this entity surface form:
Brigadier General Henry L. Benning