Samuel Hart Benton Sr.
Born: October 18, 1820
Birth Place: Williamson County, Tennessee
Father: Samuel Benton 1785 – 1846
Mother: Mary 1785 – 1850
Wife: Rowena G. Knox 1824 – 1891
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Children:
Samuel Hart Benton Jr. 1861 – 1903
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Willie Benton 1864 -
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Holly Springs, Mississippi
Newspaper Publisher in Holly Springs, Mississippi
1852: Mississippi State Representative
1855: Member of the Union Convention
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to Mississippi State Secession Convention
1861: Captain in the 9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in Mobile, Alabama & Pensacola, Florida
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1863: Participated at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
1864: Served as Brigade Commander during Battle of Resaca
1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Severely Wounded during the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
Died: July 28, 1864
Place of Death: Griffin, Georgia
Cause of Death: Due to amputation of his foot
Age at time of Death: 43 years old
Burial Place: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi
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