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  • Henry Watkins Allen
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  • Henry Watkins Allen (April 29, 1820April 22, 1866) was an American soldier and politician, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served as the 17th Governor of Louisiana late in the war and was the last governor elected under Constitutional law to the post until the end of Reconstruction. Port Allen, a small city on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from Baton Rouge, was named after him in 1878.
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Office
  • Governor of Louisiana
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serviceyears
  • 1861
term start
  • 1864-01-25
Birth Date
  • 1820-04-29
Branch
death place
  • Mexico City, Mexico
Spouse
  • Salome Crane
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Party
  • Democrat
Birth Place
  • Prince Edward County, Virginia
Title
  • Confederate Governor of Louisiana
term end
  • 1865-06-02
death date
  • 1866-04-22
Rank
Allegiance
Successor
Before
Religion
  • Presbyterian
Years
  • 1864
After
lieutenant
Order
  • 17
Predecessor
abstract
  • Henry Watkins Allen (April 29, 1820April 22, 1866) was an American soldier and politician, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served as the 17th Governor of Louisiana late in the war and was the last governor elected under Constitutional law to the post until the end of Reconstruction. Port Allen, a small city on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from Baton Rouge, was named after him in 1878.