Benjamin Hardin Helm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate Army general
Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1831
Place of Birth: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 21-Sep-1863
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Benjamin Hardin Helm
- Benjamin Hardin Helm (June 2, 1831 – September 21, 1863) was a Kentucky politician, attorney, Confederate brigadier general, and a brother-in-law of Abraham Lincoln.
- He was also the son of Kentucky Governor John L.
- Helm.
- Helm was born in Bardstown, Kentucky.
- He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and the West Point Military Academy and then went to study law at the University of Louisville and Harvard University.
- He served as a state legislator and the state's attorney in Kentucky.
- He also served as the assistant inspector-general for the Kentucky state guard.
- Helm was offered the position of Union Army paymaster by his brother-in-law, President Abraham Lincoln, a position which he declined.
- Helm joined the Confederate States Army, where he was initially a colonel and later promoted to brigadier general.
- Helm commanded the 1st Kentucky Brigade more commonly known as The Orphan Brigade.
- He died on the battlefield during the Battle of Chickamauga.
- Helm was married to Emilie Todd, the half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln.
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