Benning, Henry L. 1814-1875
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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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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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