2006年2月7日 · Berry Benson, a longtime citizen of Augusta, was a Civil War veteran, cotton broker, accountant, and writer. He served as the model for the anonymous soldier standing atop the Confederate Monument in Augusta, erected in 1878 on Broad Street.

2020年10月15日 · Berry Benson was the son of Abraham Madison Benson and Nancy Harmon Benson. In 1861, at age 17, Berry Benson enlisted with his brother, Blackwood Ketchum Benson (age 15) in the 1st South Carolina Regiment Infantry Sharpshooters under Colonel Maxcy Gregg .

Berinthia "Berry" Berenson-Perkins (née Berenson; April 14, 1948 – September 11, 2001) was an American actress, model and photographer. She was the widow of actor Anthony Perkins.

Three main stories emerge from Benson's account: his reconnaissance exploits, his experiences in battle, and his escape from prison. Though not yet eighteen years old when he left his home in Augusta, Georgia, to join the army, Benson was soon singled out for the abilities that would serve him well as a scout.

2018年4月3日 · Most Augustans know Berry Benson as the model for the Confederate soldier at the top of Broad Street's 76-foot tall monument. He was a Southern soldier, that's true. But like Mark Twain, another Confederate combatant, it was what he did after the war that is …

2006年2月7日 · Berry Benson became a living legend thanks to his exploits during the Civil War (1861-65) and his postwar dedication to worthy causes. In addition, his image provided the model for the statue, meant to represent an anonymous soldier, that stands atop the lofty Confederate Monument in downtown Augusta.

Berry Benson (1843-1923) of Hamburg, S.C., was a white Confederate army soldier in the 1st South Carolina Regiment. After the war he lived at Augusta, Ga., where he was a teacher, cotton trader, author, and inventor of a remunerative bookkeeping technique.

This work offers a look at the life of this larger-than-life Confederate soldier. If anyone can be said to have lived his life as a legend, it was Berry Benson. As a lad growing up in Hamburg, South Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia, he loved the nearby ponds and woods, and read stories of …

2017年1月25日 · Civil War sharpshooter Berry Benson fought in several major battles with Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Benson was captured and escaped from two notorious Union prisons before returning to...

Berry Benson, a longtime citizen of Augusta, was a Civil War veteran, cotton broker, accountant, and writer. He served as the model for the anonymous soldier standing atop the Confederate Monument in Augusta, erected in 1878 on Broad Street.