Henry W. Allen portrait, circa 1898.

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Henry W. Allen portrait, circa 1898.

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Etched portrait of Henry W. Allen by Charles B. Hall; published in his MILITARY RECORDS OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (1898).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-

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Henry Watkins Allen, a Mississippi attorney and Louisiana planter, was elected to both the Mississippi State Legislature (1842) and the Louisiana State Legislature (1854). Before being elected governor of Louisiana (1864-1865), he was a Confederate general. In 1865 he moved to Mexico City. Allen wrote letters and articles under the pseudonym Guy Mannering. From the description of Henry W. Allen portrait, circa 1898. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 261225444 ...

Allen, Henry Watkins, 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 Louisi...