Henry DeLamar Clayton Sr.
Born: March 7, 1827
Birth Place: Pulaski County, Georgia
Father: Nelson Clayton 1796 – 1868
(Buried: Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Alabama)
Mother: Sarah Leith Carruthers 1800 – 1873
(Buried: Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Alabama)
Wife: Victoria Virginia Hunter 1832 – 1908
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Children:
Victoria Virginia Clayton Williams
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Sarah Elizabeth Bowler Clayton Walthour 1852 – 1928
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Theresa Emily Clayton 1855 – 1856
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Henry DeLamar Clayton Jr. 1857 – 1929
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Bertram Tracy Clayton 1862 – 1918
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Jeff Davis Clayton 1869 – 1941
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Lee Johnston Clayton 1874 – 1946
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama)
Education:
Graduated from Emory & Henry College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Clayton, Alabama
Served in the Alabama State Militia rising from Captain to Colonel
1857 – 1861: Alabama State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the Battle of Pensacola, Florida
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 39th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Kentucky Campaign
1862 – 1863: Wounded during the Battle of Stones River
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee
1864: Brigade Commander during the Atlanta Georgia Campaign
1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864 – 1865: Division Commander Franklin – Nashville Campaign
1865: Resigned his commission and returned home due to chronic stress
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Clayton, Alabama
Circuit Court Judge in Clayton, Alabama
1886 – 1889: President of University of Alabama
Died: October 3, 1889
Place of Death: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 62 years old
Cause of Death: Due to war wounds
Burial Place: Fairview Cemetery, Eufuala, Alabama
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