Henry C. Wayne | |
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Born | Savannah, Georgia | September 18, 1815
Died | March 15, 1883 Savannah, Georgia | (aged 67)
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1838–1860 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | Brevet Major (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Battles / wars | Aroostook War Mexican-American War American Civil War |
Henry Constantine Wayne (September 18, 1815 – March 15, 1883) was a United States Army officer, and is known for his commanding the expedition to test the U.S. Camel Corps as part of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis's plan to use camels as a transport in the West. Wayne was also a Confederate adjutant and inspector-general for Georgia and a brigadier general during the American Civil War.