Milledge Luke Bonham
Milledge Bonham | |
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1860s portrait of Bonham, by Mathew Brady | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield County | |
| In office November 27, 1865 – April 16, 1868 | |
| 70th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office December 17, 1862 – December 18, 1864 | |
| Lieutenant | Plowden Weston |
| Preceded by | Francis Wilkinson Pickens |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Gordon Magrath |
| Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th District | |
| In office February 18, 1862 – October 13, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Dunlap Simpson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – December 21, 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Preston S. Brooks |
| Succeeded by | James H. Goss (1868) |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield district | |
| In office November 23, 1840 – November 25, 1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1813 Redbank, South Carolina, US |
| Died | August 27, 1890 (aged 76) White Sulphur Springs, North Carolina, US |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Branch/service | US Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1836, 1847–1848 (USA) 1861–1862, 1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | Colonel (USA) Major General (Militia) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Commands | 12th U.S. Infantry 1st Brigade, Confederate Army of the Potomac Bonham's Cavalry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
Milledge Luke Bonham (December 25, 1813 – August 27, 1890) was an American politician and Congressman. He was later the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864, and a Confederate General during the American Civil War.