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 John Emory Bennett

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John Emory Bennett Famous memorial

Birth
East Bethany, Genesee County, New York, USA
Death
31 Dec 1893 (aged 60)
Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant Township, Clark County, South Dakota, USA
Plot
Block A, Section 5, Lot 8
Memorial ID
5993500 View Source

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on April 6, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services". He entered the Regular Army at the conclusion of the war, but resigned at the rank of 1st Lieutenant in 1868. He served as a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1871 to 1874, then as a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1889 to 1893.

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on April 6, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services". He entered the Regular Army at the conclusion of the war, but resigned at the rank of 1st Lieutenant in 1868. He served as a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1871 to 1874, then as a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1889 to 1893.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 24 Nov 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5993500
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5993500/john-emory-bennett: accessed ), memorial page for John Emory Bennett (18 Mar 1833–31 Dec 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5993500, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Township, Clark County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.