Henry L Benning
American
Henry L Benning was a general in the Confederate States Army and an ardent secessionist who opposing abolition. - AsNotedIn
Henry L Benning was a general in the Confederate States Army and an ardent secessionist who opposing abolition. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| 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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