Benjamin Huger (general)
| Benjamin Huger | |
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Major General Benjamin Huger, CSA
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| Born |
November 22, 1805 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | December 7, 1877 (aged 72) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Place of burial | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America (USA) Confederate States of America (CSA)
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1825–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Major (USA) Brevet Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (Virginia Militia) Major General (CSA) |
| Unit | 3rd U.S. Artillery |
| Commands held | Department of Norfolk Huger's Division |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Benjamin Huger (November 22, 1805 – December 7, 1877) was a regular officer in the United States Army, who served with distinction as chief of ordnance in the Mexican-American War. In the American Civil War, as a Confederate general, he surrendered Roanoke Island and then the rest of the Norfolk, Virginia shipyards, attracting criticism for allowing valuable equipment to be captured. At Seven Pines, he was blamed unjustly by General James Longstreet for impeding the Confederate attack, but after his lacklustre performance in the Seven Days Battles, he was transferred to administrative duties.
Huger was born in 1805 in Charleston, South Carolina. (He pronounced his name /juːˈʒeɪ/, although today many Charlestonians say /ˈjuːdʒiː/.) He was a son of Francis Kinloch Huger and his wife Harriet Lucas Pinckney, making him a grandson of Maj. Gen. Thomas Pinckney. His paternal grandfather, also named Benjamin Huger, was a patriot in the American Revolution, killed at Charleston during the British occupation.
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