Samuel Benton

Samuel Benton
Col. Samuel Benton
Born	October 18, 1820 Williamson County, Tennessee, US
Died	July 28, 1864 Griffin, Georgia, US
Buried	Hillcrest Cemetery Holly Springs, Mississippi
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (CSA)[1]
Unit	9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Commands held	34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Walthall's Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Kentucky Campaign Chattanooga Campaign Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Atlanta  †
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.