Rutledge, Benjamin Huger, 1828-1893
Variant namesLawyer, politician, and Confederate officer of the 4th regiment, S.C. Cavalry.
From the description of Letter, 1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635466
South Carolina attorney, state representative, and Confederate officer. Benjamin Huger Rutledge was born in Stateburg, S.C., and in 1858 married Eleanor Marian Middleton. That same year he was chosen captain of the Charleston Light Dragoons. During the Civil War, Rutledge obtained the rank of colonel. After the war he resumed the practice of law in partnership with Henry Edward Young. Rutledge was also active in state politics after the war and was asked by Gov. Wade Hampton to raise a mounted brigade to protect citizens and preserve order. He was later appointed senior major-general of the South Carolina state troops.
From the description of B.H. Rutledge letterpress copybook, 1868-1889. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70978635
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909. Matthew Calbraith Butler papers, 1860-1926, (bulk 1879-1898). | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Hunter, William, fl. 1885. Letter : Managua, Nicaragua, to Gen. B.H. Rutledge, Charleston, S.C., 1885 Oct. 22. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Rutledge, Benjamin Huger, 1829-1893. B.H. Rutledge letterpress copybook, 1868-1889. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Middleton, Oliver H. Oliver H. Middleton papers, 1792-1876 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Rutledge & Young (Charleston, S.C.). Records, 1704-1887. | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Rutledge, Benjamin Huger, 1828-1893. Letter, 1863. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| correspondedWith | Butler, M. C. (Matthew Calbraith), 1836-1909 | person |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Butler's Brigade. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 4th. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hagood, Johnson, 1829-1898 | person |
| associatedWith | Hunter, William, fl. 1885. | person |
| correspondedWith | Hunt, J. F., Col. | person |
| associatedWith | Middleton, Oliver H. | person |
| correspondedWith | Rutledge, Benjamin Huger, 1861-1925 | person |
| correspondedWith | Rutledge, Edward, 1870-1944 | person |
| correspondedWith | Rutledge, Oliver Middleton, 1862-1928 | person |
| associatedWith | Rutledge & Young (Charleston, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | South Carolina. Militia. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia Military Institute | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Williams, Benjamin J. | person |
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| Charleston (S.C.) | |||
| South Carolina | |||
| United States | |||
| Columbia (S.C.) | |||
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| Stateburg (S.C.) | |||
| South Carolina--Charleston | |||
| Petersburg (Va.) |
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| African Americans |
| Boydton Plank Road, Battle of, Va. 1864 |
| Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864 |
| Gravelly Run, Battle of, Va., 1865 |
| Hawes Shops, Battle of, Va., 1864 |
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| Political corruption |
| Practice of law |
| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
| Riot control |
| Secession |
| State rights |
| Trevilian Station, Battle of, Va., 1864 |
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| Lawyers |
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Person
Birth 1828
Death 1893
