United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484Cashin, Edward J., 1927-20071843/1923Berry Benson, a longtime citizen of Augusta, was a Civil War veteran, cotton broker, accountant, and writer. He served as the model for the anonymous soldier standing atop the Confederate Monument in Augusta, erected in 1878 on Broad Street.Photograph of Berry Benson, a longtime citizen of Augusta, Georgia and a Civil War veteran, cotton broker, accountant, and writer. He wears a long jacket and pants tucked into tall boots. His hands are placed in his pockets, and he faces forward.Berry served as the model for the anonymous soldier standing atop the Confederate Monument in Augusta, erected in 1878 on Broad Street.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/berry-benson-1843-1923Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/berry-benson-1843-1923Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaConfederate States of America. Army--OfficersSoldiers--Georgia--AugustaAccountants--Georgia--AugustaCivic leaders--Georgia--AugustaBusinessmen--Georgia--AugustaBusinesspeople--Georgia--AugustaPoets, American--Georgia--AugustaUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--VeteransBenson, Berry, 1843-1923Berry BensonStillImage