Class of 1832

Henderson King Yoakum: Born Sep. 6, 1810, Powell Valley, TN.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 1, 1832.

Served: on the "Black Hawk Expedition," 1832, but not at the seat of war.​a

Resigned, Mar. 31, 1833.

Civil History. — Counselor at Law, in Tennessee, 1835‑45, — and in Texas, 1845‑46.

Military History. — Served in War with Mexico, as

First Lieut., Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, June, 1846,

till the regiment was

Disbanded, Sep., 1846.

Civil History. — Counselor at Law, Huntsville, Tex., 1846‑56. Colonel, Texas Militia, 1850‑56. Author of "History of Texas, from 1685 to 1846, from its first Settlement to its Annexation to the United States," 1856.

Died, Nov. 29, 1856, at Houston, Tex.: Aged 46.

Buried, Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, TX.