Milledge Luke Bonham

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Milledge Bonham
1860s portrait of by Bonham, 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	(1813-12-25)December 25, 1813 Redbank, South Carolina, US
Died	August 27, 1890(1890-08-27) (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	Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War First Battle of Manassas

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.