Henry DeLamar Clayton | |
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Born | Pulaski County, Georgia | March 7, 1827
Died | October 3, 1889 Tuscaloosa, Alabama | (aged 62)
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 1st Regiment Alabama Infantry |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Henry DeLamar Clayton, Sr. (March 7, 1827 – October 3, 1889) was a prominent Alabama attorney, politician, Redeemer judge, and college president. He also served as a major general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.[1]