Henry Watkins Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Watkins Allen

Confederate Army general

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1820

Place of Birth: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1866

Profession: lawyer, politician, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henry Watkins Allen (April 29, 1820 – April 22, 1866) was an American soldier and politician.
He made it to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Elected as the 17th Governor of Louisiana late in the war, Allen served from January 1864 to May 1865.
He was the last governor elected under Constitutional law to the post until the end of Reconstruction.
He escaped to Mexico, and lived and worked there until his death due to a stomach disorder.
He was returned to the United States and buried in New Orleans.