Benning, Henry L. 1814-1875

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. In March 2025, the Secretary of Defense ordered that the name of Fort Moore be reverted back to Fort Benning. The new name pays tribute to Corporal Fred G. Benning of Neligh, Nebraska, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the U.S. Army in France in 1918. Corporal Benning is not related to Confederate General Benning.