Judge William George Bennett, I

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Name: William George Bennett

• Residence: Lexington, Virginia
• Occupation: Vmi Student
• Age at enlistment: 17
• Enlistment: Date15 May 1864
• Rank at enlistment: Private
• Enlistment Place: Lexington, VirginiaState
• Served: Virginia
• Survived the War? Yes
• Service Record: Enlisted in the Virginia VMI Infantry Battalion on 15 May 1864.
• Birth Date5 Jan 1847
• Death Date8 Nov 1916
• Death PlaceWeston, West Virginia
• SourcesIndex to Compiled Confederate Military Service
• Records: Confederate Veteran Magazine

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Biography & Genealogy:

• William George Bennett,
• Class of 1866.
• New Market Cadet.
• Father- Jonathan M. Bennett;
• Mother- Margaret Jackson
• Pat. Grandfather- William Bennett
• Mat. Grandfather- Capt. George W. Jackson
• (No information on either grandmother)
• Married- Alice Brannon, daughter of Judge John Brannon (m. March 28, 1872)
• Children-
  • 1- John Brannon Bennett;
  • 2- Margaret Bennett;
  • 3- Hunter McCawley Bennett;
  • 4- Bertha Bennett
• Entered VMI- July 9, 1862;
• Graduated July 4, 1866 standing 8th or 9th in a class of 10.
• Member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Alpha Chapter
• Also attended the University of Va.
• Civil War Service- Fought with the Corps of Cadets in the Battle of New Market May 15, 1864 as Private in Co. B; * Drilled artillery battalion in Charlottesville in late 1864;
• With the Corps of Cadets in the trenches at Richmond, Va. until it disbanded Apr. 2, 1865
• Careers- Lawyer; Judge; Circuit Court Judge in W. Va.
• Died- Nov. 8, 1916 in Weston, W. Va.

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