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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Benham , Henry W. , 1817 -1884 (search)
Benham, Henry W., 1817-1884
Military officer; born in Cheshire, Conn., in 1817; was graduated at West Point, first in his class, in 1837.
He served under General Taylor in the war with Mexico, and was wounded in the battle of Buena. Vista.
Early in the Civil War he was active in western Virginia, and afterwards on the South Carolina coast.
He assisted in the capture of Fort Pulaski; and in 1863-64 he commanded an engineer brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
He was brevetted brigadier-general for services in the campaign ending with the surrender of Lee, and major-general (March, 1865) for meritorious services in the rebellion.
He died in New York, June 1, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carnifex Ferry , battle of. (search)