William Plummer Benton

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William Plummer Benton
Major General William P. Benton
Born(1828-12-25)December 25, 1828
New Market, Maryland
DiedMarch 14, 1867(1867-03-14) (aged 38)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Place of burial
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1846–1848, 1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
ConflictsMexican–American War
American Civil War

William Plummer Benton (December 25, 1828 – March 14, 1867) was an American lawyer and soldier who served in both the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, where he would rise to the rank of brigadier general and, in 1866, after his service had ended, would be awarded the brevet grade of major general.

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