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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.
15 de jul. de 2011 · Henry L. Benning was a jurist who became associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in the 1850s. He then became a vocal advocate for secession and earned the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War (1861-65).
9 de jun. de 2020 · One of those bases is Columbus’ Fort Benning, named for Confederate Army Brig. Gen. Henry Benning. Here are a few things to know about Benning. Born and died in Columbus
Benning's devotion to slavery has escaped historians who have seen a contradiction in his attempt to use state rights as a stepping stone to a centralized southern nation.
In celebration of Fort Benning’s centennial, it is perhaps instructive to re-examine the Civil War exploits of its namesake, General Henry L. Benning. Unlike some of his fire-eating colleagues...
Henry L. Benning was an influential advocate for secession and helped to draft Georgia's Ordinance of Secession.
Learn about Henry Benning, a Georgia disunionist and Confederate general, who was born on April 2, 1814. Find out how he defended slavery, drafted the Ordinance of Secession, and fought in every major battle of the Civil War.
