Dr. Albert W. Henley practiced medicine in Hazlehurst, Mississippi prior to the Civil War. In February 1861, Dr. A. W. Henley was mustered into Confederate service as a member of the Spartan Band in Sparta, Mississippi. Dr. Henley was a First Lieutenant in Company E, 36th Regiment Mississippi Infantry. He was at the First Battle of Manassas(First Battle of Bull Run) which occurred during the period of April 18 - April 21, 1861. Dr. A. W. Henley was present when the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, congratulated the Southern Army on the victory of this first battle of the Civil War. Dr. A. W. Henley was captured in the summer of 1863 by Union troops and held prisoner in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The siege of Vicksburg was one of the most severe chapters in the story of the Civil War lasting from April 1863 to July 4, 1863. Lieutenant A. W. Henley took the Loyalty oath to the Union on July 8, 1863 and was released from prison by the Federal government. After returning to Georgia, Dr. A. W. Henley moved to Greshamville in Greene County, Georgia and died there in 1893. He and his wife are buried in the Greensboro City Cemetery. (Four Families of Campbell County, Georgia, McClure and McClure)
Dr. Albert W. Henley practiced medicine in Hazlehurst, Mississippi prior to the Civil War. In February 1861, Dr. A. W. Henley was mustered into Confederate service as a member of the Spartan Band in Sparta, Mississippi. Dr. Henley was a First Lieutenant in Company E, 36th Regiment Mississippi Infantry. He was at the First Battle of Manassas(First Battle of Bull Run) which occurred during the period of April 18 - April 21, 1861. Dr. A. W. Henley was present when the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, congratulated the Southern Army on the victory of this first battle of the Civil War. Dr. A. W. Henley was captured in the summer of 1863 by Union troops and held prisoner in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The siege of Vicksburg was one of the most severe chapters in the story of the Civil War lasting from April 1863 to July 4, 1863. Lieutenant A. W. Henley took the Loyalty oath to the Union on July 8, 1863 and was released from prison by the Federal government. After returning to Georgia, Dr. A. W. Henley moved to Greshamville in Greene County, Georgia and died there in 1893. He and his wife are buried in the Greensboro City Cemetery. (Four Families of Campbell County, Georgia, McClure and McClure)
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