- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located in Linwood Cemetery off Linwood Blvd., Columbus
Text of marker: "BRIGADIER GENERAL HENRY LEWIS BENNING. Born in Columbia County, Georgia, on April 2, 1814, Henry L. Benning attended Franklin College prior to practicing law in Columbus. As a local attorney and state Supreme Court Judge, Benning played an active role in Georgia's secession in 1861. Entering the Civil War as Colonel of the 17th Georgia Infantry Regiment, he eventually became a brigadier general. He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness but continued his leadership of "Benning's Brigade" until the surrender at Appomattox. After the war, Benning returned to Columbus and resumed his law practice. He died on July 10, 1875. Fort Benning is named in his honor. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Lizzie Rutherford Chapter 60, United Daughters of the Confederacy 2012" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_brigadier-general-henry-lewis-benning
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_brigadier-general-henry-lewis-benning
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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