Samuel Benton | |
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Born | October 18, 1820 Williamson County, Tennessee, US |
Died | July 28, 1864 Griffin, Georgia, US |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (CSA)[1] |
Unit | 9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment |
Commands | 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Walthall's Brigade |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | attorney, newspaper publisher, politician |
Samuel Benton (1820–1864) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher and politician. He served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was promoted to brigadier general but died two days later before the notification of his promotion reached him.