Henry Lewis “Rock” Benning
Born: April 2, 1814
Birth Place: Columbia County, Georgia
Father: Pleasant Moon Benning 1776 – 1845
(Buried: Harris County, Georgia)
Mother: Malinda Meriwether White 1789 - 1864
Wife: Mary Howard Jones 1817 – 1868
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Children:
Captain Seaborn Jones Benning 1840 – 1874
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Mary Howard Benning 1841 – 1927
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Louisa Vivian Benning Spencer 1848 – 1919
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Augusta Benning Crawford 1848 – 1928
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Anna Caroline Benning 1853 – 1935
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Sallie Benning Hull 1855 – 1949
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Education:
1834: Graduated from Franklin College
Occupation:
1834 – 1853: Attorney in Columbus, Georgia
1851: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Representative
1853 – 1861: Associate Justice of Georgia State Supreme Court
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 17th Georgia Infantry
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga
1863: Participated in the Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee
1864: Wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Participated in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: One of the last men to surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1875: Attorney in Columbus, Georgia
Died: July 10, 1875
Place of Death: Columbus, Georgia
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 61 years old
Burial Place: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia
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