General Benjamin Huger, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1825; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861. Appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and promoted to major general in October 1861. Major campaigns and battles i...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6344

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Benjamin Huger, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1825; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861. Appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and promoted to major general in October 1861. Major campaigns and battles include the defense of Norfolk and the Peninsular campaign. Removed from field command due to his ineptness, Huger spent the remainder of the war as the inspector of artillery and ordnance for the Confederate Army. After the war Huger returned to Charleston, South Carolina, where he died in December 1877; he is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000052Q52General Benjamin Huger, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1825; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861. Appointed as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and promoted to major general in October 1861. Major campaigns and battles include the defense of Norfolk and the Peninsular campaign. Removed from field command due to his ineptness, Huger spent the remainder of the war as the inspector of artillery and ordnance for the Confederate Army. After the war Huger returned to Charleston, South Carolina, where he died in December 1877; he is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkHuger, Benjamin, 1805-1877; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #039v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00101http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6344
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General Benjamin Huger, C.S.A.

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