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Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr.

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Senate from 1862 to 1865 and was widely known as the "Eagle Orator of Tennessee." Through his personal friendship with President Davis, he was influential in the Confederate government. As senator, he was a powerful member of the finance and military committees. Early in the war, the state of
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Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr. was born in 1804. He was the son of Gen. William Henry and Elizabeth Julia (Flournoy) Henry. He was a classmate in law school with
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prior to the American Civil War. He became a wealthy businessman, owning cotton plantations in
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Rivers. The fort on the Tennessee River was named "Fort Henry" in the Senator's honor (see
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Tennessee commissioned the construction of a pair of forts to protect the
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and serves as the alumni center for the neighboring
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Confederate States Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee
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Confederate States Senator
Tennessee
Scott County, Kentucky
Clarksville, Tennessee
Whig
Democratic
Alma mater
Transylvania University
Confederate States senator
Tennessee
Jefferson Davis
Tennessee
Hinds County, Mississippi
Desha County, Arkansas
Whig Party
Henry Clay
Democrat
Andrew Johnson
Confederate States of America
Tennessee
Cumberland
Battle of Fort Henry
Emerald Hill
Cumberland River
Clarksville, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places
Austin Peay State University
"Emerald Hill"
the original

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