ALLEN, Henry Watkins

Affiliation:  Confederate

Born: April 29 1820, Prince Edward Cty VA

Died: April 22 1866, Mexico City

Pre-War Profession: Teacher, fought for Texas independence, lawyer, planter, politician

War Service: 1861 Pvt., Lt. Col. of 4th Louisiana, March 1862 Col., Shiloh (w), commanded the Louisiana Brigade at Baton Rouge (w), Brig. Gen. August 1863 and posted to Trans Mississippi , Governor of Louisiana 1864-65.

Post War:  Newspaper publisher