Benjamin G. Humphreys
| Benjamin Grubb Humphreys | |
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General and Governor of Mississippi
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| 26th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office October 16, 1865 – June 15, 1868 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Sharkey |
| Succeeded by | Adelbert Ames |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate | |
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In office 1839-1844 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 26, 1808 Claiborne County, Mississippi |
| Died | December 20, 1882 (aged 74) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–65 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands |
21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment Humphreys' Brigade |
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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (August 26, 1808 – December 20, 1882) was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868, during Reconstruction.
Humphreys was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on the Bayou Pierre. He was educated in New Jersey and enrolled at West Point in the same class as Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston. However, he was expelled in 1826 when he participated in a "Christmas frolic" that ended up turning into the Eggnog Riot.
Upon his return to Mississippi, he was elected to the state senate representing his native county, serving from 1839 to 1844. In 1846, he moved to Sunflower County, Mississippi, and founded Itta Bena. He developed a cotton plantation there.
Humphreys raised a company and was commissioned a Captain in the Confederate States Army in 1861. Being part of the 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment he was elected to the rank of Colonel the same year. Brigaded with other regiments under command of Brig. Gen. William Barksdale he fought in the Eastern Theater. At the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 Humphreys's regiment was part of the force that attacked Federal positions at the Peach Orchard, driving the defenders back toward Cemetery Ridge. Humphreys took command of the brigade after the death of Barksdale. He was subsequently promoted to Brigadier General, and remained in command of the brigade through the end of the war.
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