Henry DeLamar Clayton (general)

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.

This article is about the Civil War general. For his son, a Congressman and judge, see Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr.
Henry DeLamar Clayton
Born(1827-03-07)March 7, 1827
Pulaski County, Georgia
DiedOctober 3, 1889(1889-10-03) (aged 62)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
Rank Major General
Commands held1st Regiment Alabama Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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