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Who was Henry Benning?

By | June 28, 2020

[June 28, 2020]  I’ve been to the U.S. Army Fort Benning, Georgia, many times, receiving training, giving lectures and speeches, and attending a variety of schools.  Like many Infantry officers before me, I gave no thought to who the fort was named after or why.  But who was Henry Benning?1  Henry Benning, the fort’s namesake, was a Brigadier… Read More »