Henry Washington Benham was an American soldier and civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
September 12, 1861. : Camp Scott, September 12, 1861. «SIR: I have the honor to report as follows in relation to the operation of my brigade in the battle at…
April 1, 1862. Hilton Head, S. 0., April 1, 1862. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding U. S. Forces, Tybee Island, Ga.: My DEAR GENERAL: Upon reflecting upon your proposition…
HDQRS. EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, April 1, 1862. Hilton Head, S. 0., April 1, 1862. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding U. S. Forces, Tybee Island, Ga.: My…
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, April 3, 1862. No. 3. Port Royal, S. C., April 3, 1862. The following-named officers are hereby announced as additional members of the…
Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton Head, S. C., April 3, 1862. Brig. Gen. EGBERT L. VIELE, Commanding U. S. Forces, Daufuskie Island, S. €.: DEAR GENERAL: I shall hope to…
s Hilton Head, S. C., April 5, 1862. Flag-Officer S. F. DuPont, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Port Royal Harbor, S. C.: CoMMODORE: I trust your dispatches for Warsaw have…
HDQRS. NORTHERN DISTRICT, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, s Hilton Head, S. C., April 5, 1862. Flag-Officer S. F. DuPont, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Port Royal Harbor, S. C.: CoMMODORE:…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Jwne 13, 1863. No. 22. Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jwne 13, 1863. The general commanding cannot part with so large a portion of the…
HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Near Falmouth, Va., June 11, 1863. General S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac: Sir: I have to state that, shortly after my joining this army,…
HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, June 17, 1863. Colonel PETTEs, Commanding Fiftieth New York: CoLonEL: The general commanding directs that you detail Major Spaulding, with 200 men from your regiment, to proceed…
HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Washington, D. C., September 8, 1863. General 8. WILLIAMS, ; Srr : I have the honor to make the following report for the information of the commanding…
HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Camp at City Point, Va., August 6, 1864. Bridged the James at Fort Powhatan, the Appomattox at Broadway Landing, and two bridges across the James at Jones’…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865—9 p.m. Brevet Brigadier-General SHARPE: Refugees from Richmond who came into our lines to-day report that Sheridan had a fight…