Samuel Benton
Samuel Benton (born October 18, 1820 in Williamson County , Tennessee , † July 28, 1864 in Griffin , Georgia ) was a brigadier general in the Army of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War .
Life
Benton settled in Holly Springs , Mississippi , where he practiced as a lawyer. He later represented Marshall County in the Mississippi Parliament and in 1861 at the Congress of Secessionists, as a result of which the state withdrew from the Union.
During the Civil War, Samuel Benton first served as a captain in the 9th Mississippi Regiment and was elected Colonel of the 37th (later 34th) Mississippi Infantry Regiment in early 1862 . His regiment was deployed primarily in northern Mississippi and central Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In the Atlanta campaign , the regiment was placed under the command of Joseph E. Johnston's Tennessee Army . On July 22, 1864, during the Battle of Atlanta , Benton was wounded above his heart by a grape shot. Another hit in the foot made it necessary to amputate it. Samuel Benton did not recover from these wounds and died six days later in a Griffin, Georgia hospital. He could no longer accept the promotion to Brigadier General , which he received on July 26, 1864.
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals , Greenwood Press Inc .; Westport, Co 1986
See also
Web links
- Samuel Benton in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benton, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army in the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Williamson County, Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1864 |
| Place of death | Griffin |