Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb

Life Span
to
Full name
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
Place of Birth
Claiborne County, MS
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Politician
Farmer or Planter
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
Slaveholder
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Governor
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
In Tennessee, a massive dawn Confederate infantry attack on Knoxville's defenses fails completely
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
President Johnson appoints long-time judge William L. Sharkey as provisional governor of Mississippi
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