Milledge Luke Bonham Politician

Milledge Luke Bonham (December 25, 1813 – August 27, 1890) was an American politician and Congressman who served as the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864. He was a Confederate General during the American Civil War.

Personal facts

Milledge Luke Bonham
Birth dateDecember 25, 1813
Birth place
Red Bank South Carolina , Saluda South Carolina
Date of deathAugust 27, 1890
Place of death
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia

Search

Office holder

military operations
American Civil War
Seminole Wars
First Battle of Bull Run
Mexican–American War
military command
12th Infantry Regiment (USA)
Army of South Carolina (CSA)
military rank
Colonel (United States)
Brigadier general
military unit
Confederate Army of the Potomac
office
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield District
Governor of South Carolina
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield County
Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th District
region
South Carolina
South Carolina's 4th congressional district
successor
James H. Goss
Andrew Gordon Magrath

Milledge Luke Bonham on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=32cad049cb48a010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
  2. http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/bonham.html