Henry Lewis Benning

"Old Rock"
(1814 - 1875)
Home State: Georgia
Command Billet: Brigade Commander
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: Toombs' Brigade

see his Battle Report

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, judge, and politician. In August 1861 comissioned Col. of the 17th Georgia Regiment, which he led at Seven Days and Second Manassas.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He commanded Toombs' Brigade in Jones Division of Longstreet's Command at Sharpsburg.

The remainder of the War:
He continued in command of the Brigade at Fredericksburg, and in March 1863 was appointed BGen. He then commanded Benning's Brigade/Hood's Division at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Knoxville, and led the Brigade, then in Field's Division, in the Wilderness (wounded), at Petersburg, and to Appomattox.

After the War:
Post War Career: Lawyer.

More on the Web:
See a Family Bio.

Birth Date: 4/2/1814
College: Franklin College
Death Date: 7/9/1875

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