Hh bennett biography definition

American photographer

^[2]Henry Hamilton Bennett (January 15, 1843 – January 1, 1908) was an American photographer famous for his pictures of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and surrounding region taken between 1865 and 1908.

The popularity of his photographs helped turn the city of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin into a tourist destination.^[3]

Early life

Bennett was born in Farnham, Quebec and raised in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Hh bennett biography definition us history

In 1857, at the age of 14, Bennett moved with his father and uncle to Wisconsin. The group settled in Kilbourn City, today known as Wisconsin Dells, and Henry worked as a carpenter in the town. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, Bennett joined the 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and fought in the Battle of Vicksburg before being severely wounded by the accidental discharge of his own gun.^[4] After the war, the wound prevented Bennett from returning to carpentry, so in 1865 he bought the Kilbourn Cit