Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866
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Allen, Henry W.
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Allen, H. W. 1820-1866 (Henry Watkins),
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Mannering, Guy 1820-1866
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Henry Watkins Allen, a lawyer in Mississippi, married Salome Crane (d. 1851) in 1842. He was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature in 1845. He moved to Louisiana in 1852, worked as a planter on Allendale Plantation, and was elected to the Louisiana State Legislature in 1854. Allen served in the Civil War as a lieutenant-colonel in the Delta Rifles of the 4th Louisiana Regiment. Wounded at Shiloh and Baton Rouge in 1862, Allen left active duty and was elected Confederate Governor of Louisiana in 1864. He served as governor until 1865 when he moved permanently to Mexico City. Allen wrote letters and articles under the pseudonym Guy Mannering.
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Henry Watkins Allen, a lawyer in Mississippi, married Salome Crane (d. 1851) in 1842. He was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature in 1845. He moved to Louisiana in 1852, worked as a planter on Allendale Plantation, and was elected to the Louisiana State Legislature in 1854. Allen served in the Civil War as a lieutenant colonel in the Delta Rifles of the 4th Louisiana Regiment. Wounded at Shiloh and Baton Rouge in 1862, Allen left active duty and was elected Confederate Governor of Louisiana in 1864. He served as governor until 1865 when he moved permanently to Mexico City. Allen wrote letters and articles under the pseudonym Guy Mannering.
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Mississippi--Jackson
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Alabama--Bladen Springs
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Louisiana
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Jackson (Miss.)
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Louisiana
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Bladen Springs (Ala.)
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