Historical Marker

Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 2012

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The Story

A Columbus lawyer and Georgia judge, Henry Benning won the nickname 'Old Rock' for his steadiness at Second Manassas. He led a brigade through Hood's hardest fights, from Gettysburg to Chickamauga, and Fort Benning later bore his name.

About this site

Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2012. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4772, -84.9828 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Linwood Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Linwood Cemetery, Confederate Dead, and Claflin School.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4772, -84.9828 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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