Abner C. Harding

Abner Clark Harding (February 10, 1807 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. representative from Illinois and a Brigadier General in the U.S. army fighting for the North in the Civil War.

Biography Abner C. Harding was born in East Hampton, Connecticut on February 10, 1807. He attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Oneida County, New York, about 1827. In 1838, he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, and continued practicing law. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1848, and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives the same year, serving until 1850. His 800 troops held off 2500 Confederates He died in Monmouth, Illinois on July 19, 1874, and was interred in Monmouth Cemetery.