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Henry L. Benning

Confederate Army general

Died when: 61 years 99 days (735 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Henry L. Benning

Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a general in the Confederate States Army.He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court.

He commanded "Benning's Brigade" during the American Civil War.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 is named after him.


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