Henry L. Benning

Henry L. Benning
Portrait of Gen. Henry Lewis Benning by Bjorn Egeli
Birth name	Henry Lewis Benning
Nickname(s)	"Old Rock"
Born	(1814-04-02)April 2, 1814 Columbia County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 10, 1875(1875-07-10) (aged 61) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Buried	Linwood Cemetery Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands held	17th Georgia Infantry Benning's Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Overland Campaign (WIA) Battle of Appomattox
Spouse(s)	Mary Howard Jones ​ (m. 1839)​
Children	10

Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court. Following the Confederacy's defeat at the end of the war, he returned to his native Georgia, where he lived out the rest of his life. Fort Benning was named in his honor until 2023, when it was redesignated Fort Moore.