

The Battle of Johnsonville was fought November 4–5, 1864, in Benton County, Tennessee and Humphreys County, Tennessee , during the American Civil War . Confederate cavalry commander Maj. General Nathan Bedford Forrest culminated a 23-day raid through western Tennessee by attacking the Union supply base at Johnsonville. Forrest's attack destroyed numerous boats in the Tennessee River and million...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Minnesota.= Official Website = Overview Established in 1849 and organized in 1850, the county is one of the oldest in Minnesota. It was named for Thomas Hart Benton , a United States Senator from Missouri. Its county seat for many years was Sauk Rapids, at the confluence of the Sauk and Mississippi Rivers. The county se...
Battle of Pea Ridge, AREditors of American Heritage Magazine. A Guide to America's Greatest Historic Places, c. 1985, pp.9-10.Pea Ridge, just south of the Missouri border, was the site of the Federal victory that secured Missouri for the Union and influenced the course of the Civil War throughout the Mississippi Valley. This park [Pea Ridge National Military Park, 11 miles northeast of Rogers, ...
This project is for those buried in Barron Cemetery, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas. Find a Grave Billion Graves Arkansas Gravestones Roots Web
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Iowa.Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from sections of Dubuque County. It was named after US Senator Thomas Hart Benton . Adjacent Counties * Black Hawk County * Buchanan County * Linn County * Iowa County * Tama County Cities, Towns & Communities *Atkins*Belle Plaine*Benton*Big Grove*Blairstown*Bruce*Canto...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Arkansas. Overview Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 221,339, making it the second-most populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Bentonville. The county was formed on September 30, 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton , a U.S. Senator...
Wikipedia Oregon State University (OSU) is a coeducational, public research university in the northwest United States, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and has the largest total enrollment in Oregon. More than 230,000 people have graduated from OSU since its founding. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Oregon...
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Wikipedia =The county is named after Thomas Hart Benton
Wikipedia =The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton .
This project is for those who are buried in Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Benton County, Iowa. Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones Billion Graves
Wikipedia =The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton .
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Tennessee. It is not to be confused with the town of Benton in Polk County = Official Website = Overview Benton County is located in northwest Tennessee, bordering the western branch of the Tennessee River and 30 miles south of the Kentucky border. Aside from Camden, other major communities include agrarian communities ...
This project is for those who are buried in Riverview Heights Cemetery, Kennewick, Benton County, Washington. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Indiana.Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton (D), U.S. Senator from Missouri. The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874. Adjacent Counties * Newton County * Jasper County * White Cou...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Mississippi.It is locally believed that residents convinced the post-Civil War Reconstruction government that Benton County was named after U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton , but the name actually honored Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Benton of nearby Holly Springs in Marshall County . Adjacent Counties * Marshall...