Henry C. Wayne
| Henry Constantine Wayne | |
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Henry C. Wayne, Confederate Brigadier General, Adjutant and Inspector-General in the Confederate Service
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| Born |
September 18, 1815 Savannah, Georgia |
| Died | March 15, 1883 (aged 67) Savannah, Georgia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1838-1860 (USA) 1861-1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Brevet Major (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)Adjutant and Inspector-General (CSA) |
| Battles/wars |
Aroostook War |
Aroostook War
Mexican-American 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.
Henry Wayne was the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice James Moore Wayne. He graduated from West Point in 1838 and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant. Later in that year Wayne participated in the Aroostook War over the boundary of Maine.
In 1841, he became the assistant instructor of artillery and cavalry at West Point . Henry became a first lieutenant in 1842. From 1843 to 1846 he was the first military member to serve as Master of the Sword at the academy.
When the United States declared war on Mexico, Wayne joined the troops to fight. He was brevetted a major for his bravery at the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco.
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