Benning, Henry L. 1814-1875

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Name (Latin)
Benning, Henry L. 1814-1875
Other forms of name
Benning, H. L. (Henry Lewis), 1814-1875
Date of birth
1814-04-02
Date of death
1875-07-10
Gender
male
MARC
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Other Identifiers
VIAF: 18767573
Wikidata: Q523143
Library of congress: n 88071747
Sources of Information
  • Anderson, F. Addresses delivered before the Virginia state convention, 1861:t.p. (Henry L. Benning, commissioner from Georgia)
  • MoSU-L/NLT files(hdg.: Benning, Henry Lewis, 1814-1875; usage: H.L. Benning)
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Wikipedia description:

Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court. Following the Confederacy's defeat at the end of the war, he returned to his native Georgia, where he lived out the rest of his life. Fort Benning was named in his honor until 2023, when it was redesignated Fort Moore.

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