Robert Johnson Henderson

Robert Johnson Henderson
Born(1822-11-12)November 12, 1822
Newton County, Georgia, US
DiedFebruary 3, 1891(1891-02-03) (aged 68)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Buried
Henderson (Southview) Cemetery, Covington, Georgia
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1862–1865
Rank Colonel, CSA
Appointed to duty as:
Brigadier General
Commands42nd Georgia Infantry
Cumming's Brigade (acting)
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Other workplanter

Robert Johnson Henderson (November 12, 1822 – February 3, 1891) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War (Civil War). His obituary stated that he was made a brigadier general by General Joseph E. Johnston, after Johnston witnessed Henderson making a desperate charge at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, on March 10, 1865. At the suggestion of his divisional commanders, Henderson signed his parole as a brigadier general.[1] Later, Henderson stated in his pardon application that he had been recommended for promotion to brigadier general but had never received a commission. Henderson commanded a brigade for several weeks at the end of the war but never was officially appointed by Confederate President Jefferson Davis and confirmed by the Confederate States Senate to brigadier general rank.

  1. ^ Allardice, Bruce S. More Generals in Gray. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-8071-3148-0 (pbk.). p. 128.