caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
major general william p. benton 1846-48 , 1861-1865 usa union army new orleans , louisiana 14 march 1867 new market , maryland united states of america 1846 union place of burial mexican-american war american civil war 25 december 1828 35px brevet major general gen-wpbenton . jpg william plummer benton
 william plummer benton
william plummer benton

william plummer benton -lrb- december 25 , 1828 -- march 14 , 1867 -rrb- was an american lawyer and soldier who served in both the mexican-american war and the american civil war , where he would rise to the rank of brigadier general and , in 1866 , after his service had ended , would be awarded the brevet grade of major general .
