HENRY BENNING ARCHIVE FROM THE GREENE MUSEUM.

Henry Benning was a famous Georgia politician and Confederate general. Fort Benning in GA is named for him and is the infantry’s largest training facility. Henry Benning letters are quite rare. This archive includes a large frame containing 2 early printed documents Benning co-authored concerning secession, one printed in Milledgeville GA Nov 19th, 1860 the other printed in Richmond VA February of 1861. Frame also contains a 3 page letter written and signed by Benning to his wife while on the GA supreme court in 1859. Also framed is a Columbus GA printed receipt to Henry Benning for a $1000 Confederate bond. Also contained in this archive are 8 autographed letters signed by Benning to his wife from 1855 to 1857. There is a letter written to Benning from Fort Gaines March 20th 1861 which starts “The contingencies of which you wrote in your last letter… actually came to pass and we have a Southern Confederacy embracing the states of Alabama and Georgia…” This letter also retains its original stamped postal cover. Another document included is a series of resolutions for Benning’s brigade likely written just after Gettysburg. The resolutions read in part “1. That the war in which we are engaged is a just and right… that we are battling for our rights, our lives , and our independence. 2. That the same principals which induced us to take up arms in the beginning prompts us now to persevere. ‘if we then judged that the enemy intended to impoverish and oppress us, we now know that they propose to subjugate, enslave , disgrace, and destroy us’ There is no retreat but in Chains and Slavery. 3. That we will never consent to a peace which proposes a denial of [illeg.] and Independence. That to win independence we are willing to brave all to endure all. 4. That we appeal to our government to lose no opportunity, and spare no effort to fill up the ranks of these regiments reduced by so many battles…” Also included in this lot is an antebellum law book signed by Benning and several pieces of Fort Benning ephemera of later vintage. The letters have been transcribed by George Greene and are retained in a file with the original letters. accompanying this lot is a copy of a painting of Benning which was on display in museum. SIZE: Framed Document: 28″h x 32″ l. PROVENANCE: From the Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Paper overall good to very good with typical staining, Foxing normally seen. Law book is full leather bound, spine is heavily chipped and covers scuffed ad scraped and flaking. Contents are sound with foxing. 9-28027 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1389

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - February 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1389	$1,185.00	HENRY BENNING ARCHIVE FROM THE GREENE MUSEUM. Henry Benning was a famous Georgia politician and Confederate general. Fort Benning in GA is named for him and is the infantry’s largest training facility. Henry Benning letters are quite rare. This archive includes a large frame containing 2 early printed documents Benning co-authored concerning secession, one printed in Milledgeville GA Nov 19th, 1860 the other printed in Richmond VA February of 1861. Frame also contains a 3 page letter written and signed by Benning to his wife while on the GA supreme court in 1859. Also framed is a Columbus GA printed receipt to Henry Benning for a $1000 Confederate bond. Also contained in this archive are 8 autographed letters signed by Benning to his wife from 1855 to 1857. There is a letter written to Benning from Fort Gaines March 20th 1861 which starts “The contingencies of which you wrote in your last letter… actually came to pass and we have a Southern Confederacy embracing the states of Alabama and Georgia…” This letter also retains its original stamped postal cover. Another document included is a series of resolutions for Benning’s brigade likely written just after Gettysburg. The resolutions read in part “1. That the war in which we are engaged is a just and right… that we are battling for our rights, our lives , and our independence. 2. That the same principals which induced us to take up arms in the beginning prompts us now to persevere. ‘if we then judged that the enemy intended to impoverish and oppress us, we now know that they propose to subjugate, enslave , disgrace, and destroy us’ There is no retreat but in Chains and Slavery. 3. That we will never consent to a peace which proposes a denial of [illeg.] and Independence. That to win independence we are willing to brave all to endure all. 4. That we appeal to our government to lose no opportunity, and spare no effort to fill up the ranks of these regiments reduced by so many battles…” Also included in this lot is an antebellum law book signed by Benning and several pieces of Fort Benning ephemera of later vintage. The letters have been transcribed by George Greene and are retained in a file with the original letters. accompanying this lot is a copy of a painting of Benning which was on display in museum. SIZE: Framed Document: 28″h x 32″ l. PROVENANCE: From the Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Paper overall good to very good with typical staining, Foxing normally seen. Law book is full leather bound, spine is heavily chipped and covers scuffed ad scraped and flaking. Contents are sound with foxing. 9-28027 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1389 Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - February 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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HENRY BENNING ARCHIVE FROM THE GREENE MUSEUM.