Class of 1838

Henry Constantine Wayne: Born Sep. 8, 1815,​a1 Savannah, GA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1834, to July 1, 1838, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1838.

Transferred to 1st Artillery, July 12, 1838.

Served: on the Northern Frontier, at Plattsburg, N. Y., 1838‑40, during Canada Border Disturbances; on Maine Frontier, at Houlton, 1840‑41, pending "Disputed Territory" controversy; at the Military Academy, 1841‑46, as Asst. Instructor of Artillery and Cavalry, of the

(First Lieut., 1st Artillery, May 16, 1842, to Feb. 22, 1851)

Sword Exercise, and of Infantry Tactics, Dec. 12, 1841, to July 1, 1843, — and Quartermaster, July 1, 1843, to June 11, 1846; and on Quartermaster duty, in the War with Mexico, as Assistant to the Quartermaster-

(Captain, Staff — Asst. Quartermaster, May 11, 1846)

General, in forwarding supplies, 1846‑47, participating in the Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, — in the Quartermaster-General's Office at

(Bvt. Major, Aug. 20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)

Washington, D. C., in charge of the Clothing Bureau, 1848‑55, — in procuring Camels in Africa and Asia, 1855‑56, and testing in Texas their adaptability for Army transportation, 1857‑58,​b — and in the Quartermaster-General's Office at Washington, D. C., 1858‑60.

Resigned, Dec. 31, 1860.

Civil History. — Author of a work on "The Sword Exercise, arranged for Military Instruction," 1850. Recipient, 1858, of a First Class Gold Medal from the "Société Impériale Zoölogique d'Acclimatation," of Paris, for the success­ful introduction and acclimation of the Camel in the United States.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​c

Civil History. — Engaged in Lumber business, Georgia, 1866‑75.

Died, Mar. 16,​a2 1883, at Savannah, Ga.: Aged 69.

Buried, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, GA.