Who served in the United States House of Representatives and as the 50th Governor of Georgia and attended the Hampton Roads Conference representing the Confederacy?
Alexander H. Stephens Alexander H. Stephens (born Alexander Hamilton Stephens; February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. A member of the Democratic Party, Stephens also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the 50th Governor of Georgia.
Henry L. Benning Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a general in the Confederate States Army. He also was a lawyer, legislator, and judge on the Georgian Supreme Court as a native Georgian. He commanded the "Benning's Brigade" during the American Civil War. Following the Confederacy's defeat at the end of the war, he returned to his native Georgia, where he lived out the rest of his life. Fort Benning Georgia, home of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) is named after him.