- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Berry Benson (1843-1923)
- Creator:
- Cashin, Edward J., 1927-2007
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-07
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Soldiers--Georgia--Augusta
Accountants--Georgia--Augusta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Augusta
Businessmen--Georgia--Augusta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Augusta
Poets, American--Georgia--Augusta
Benson, Berry, 1843-1923
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Berry Benson. Berry Benson became a living legend thanks to his exploits during the Civil War (1861-65) and his postwar dedication to worthy causes. In addition, his image provided the model for the statue, meant to represent an anonymous soldier, that stands atop the lofty Confederate Monument in downtown Augusta. Townspeople there came to refer to Benson as "the Man on the Monument."
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/berry-benson-1843-1923/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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