10 Facts About Henry Leavenworth

Henry Leavenworth was an American soldier active in the War of 1812 and early military expeditions against the Plains Indians.

Henry Leavenworth was born at New Haven, Connecticut, a son of Col.

Henry Leavenworth then read law with General Erastus Root of Delhi, New York, and upon being admitted to the bar, he formed a partnership with his preceptor that lasted until 1812.

Henry Leavenworth was commissioned as a captain in the 25th US Infantry in April 1812, shortly before the outbreak of the War of 1812.

Henry Leavenworth was wounded at the Battle of Niagara on July 25,1814, and the following November, he was brevetted to the rank of colonel.

General Henry Leavenworth died in the Cross Timbers in the Indian Territory, on land near modern Kingston, Oklahoma, on July 21,1834, of either sickness or an accident while buffalo-hunting; while leading an expedition against the Pawnee and Comanche.

Henry Leavenworth's regiment erected a monument at Cross Timbers; he was first buried in Delhi, with his remains later reinterred at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Henry Leavenworth was married three times, first to Elizabeth Eunice Morrison, with whom he had two children, and divorced, then to Electa Knapp, who died within the year, then to Harriet Lovejoy, with whom he had another child.

Henry Leavenworth's son Jesse Henry Leavenworth was a military careerist.

The United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Henry Leavenworth is commonly called "Henry Leavenworth".