Henry L Benning

  • American

Henry L Benning was a general in the Confederate States Army and an ardent secessionist who opposing abolition. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1814/04/02 Malinda Meriwether White Benning, wife of Pleasant Moon Benning, gives birth to a son, Henry Lewis Benning, on their plantation in Columbia County, Georgia. Born
1839/09/12 Mary Howard Jones marries Henry L Benning in Columbus, Georgia. Groom Marriage of Mary H Jones and Henry L Benning
1862/09/17 Henry L Benning's brigade leads the defense of the Confederate right flank, guarding "Burnsides Bridge" across Antietam Creek all morning against three Federal assaults. Confederate Commander Burnside Bridge, Sharpsburg Antietam National Battlefield Battle of Antietam
1875/07/10 Henry Lewis Benning dies in Columbus, Georgia, at aged 61. He is buried at Linwood Cemetery in Columbus. Died
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