{⋆★⋆} BG Wayne, Henry C.

Henry Constantine Wayne​

Born: September 8, 1815

Birth Place: Savannah, Georgia

Father: U.S. Associate Justice James Moore Wayne 1790 – 1867

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Mother: Mary Johnson Campbell 1794 – 1889

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Wife: Mary Louisa 1821 – 1873

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Education:

1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (14th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1838: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 4th​ Artillery​

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1838 – 1842: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 4th​ Artillery​

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1842 – 1851: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Artillery​

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1846 – 1860: Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, United States Army​

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1860: Resigned from United States Army on December 31st​​

Civil War Career:

1861: Georgia State Adjutant & Inspector General to Governor

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1861 - 1862: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army​

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1862: Resigned his position as Brigadier General in Confederate Army​

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1861 – 1865: Adjutant & Inspector General for state of Georgia​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1875: Lumber Businessman in Georgia​

Died: March 15, 1883

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Cause of Death: La Grippe (Influenza)

Age at time of Death: 67 years old

Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia

 

[Pollaco]

Appointed to brigadier on December 16, 1861, he resigned on January 11, 1862. One of the briefest careers of any Confederate general.

 

[Pollaco]

In 1855 he was involved in the experiment by the U.S. Army in the use of camels to transport supplies in the west.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (September 18th) week to Brig. General Henry C. Wayne! Salutes remembering General Wayne on his birthday week.

 

[Luke Freet]

In 1855 he was involved in the experiment by the U.S. Army in the use of camels to transport supplies in the west.

Yeah, weird footnote. I think he was selected by Secretary Davis himself for the project.