Henry Washington Benham died on 1884-07-01.
Henry Washington Benham was born on 1813-04-17.
Union General Henry Washington Benham graduated from West Point in 1837. He was ranked first in a graduating class of 50 cadets. Benham was a great engineer and worked in that capacity in the Army of the Potomac.
Henry Washington Benham has written: 'Recollections of Mexico and the battle of Buena Vista' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Personal narratives, Buena Vista, Battle of, 1847, History
Joseph Benham died in 1840.
Hervey Benham died in 1987.
Stanley Benham died in 1970.
Henry Washington Hilliard died in 1892.
William Henry Washington died in 1860.
John S. Benham died in 1935.
William Blaxland Benham died in 1950.
Henry Washington Younger died on 1862-07-20.
Under the command of Union General David Hunter, General Benham was relieved of duty for his unsuccessful assault on Charleston in 1862. Generals Hunter and Benham failed to properly communicate and thus the Confederates repulsed Benham's assault at the Battle of Secessionville in 1862. Historians claim that if the Union was victorious in this battle, the consequences for the South would have been a severe blow to their war efforts.