page_title: Henry L. Benning
hierarchical_section_title: Henry L. Benning
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Brigadier General Henry L. Benning by Bjorn P. Egeli, oil on canvas. Special Collections Library, University of Georgia School of Law.
context_page_description: Henry Lewis Benning was a general in the Confederate States Army. He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court. He commanded the "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.
context_section_description: 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 the "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.
caption: Portrait of Gen. Henry Lewis Benning by Bjorn Egeli
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