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Henry Louis Routt

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Henry Louis Routt Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Death
23 Feb 1881 (aged 56)
Clay County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.241775, Longitude: -94.4232306
Plot
Fairview, Block 36, Lot 5, Space 3
Memorial ID
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Colonel and Lawyer. He was arrested for treason and found guilty in a military trial -- sentenced to hang. Friends on both the Confederate and union sides interceded and President Lincoln issued a pardon, one of the earliest of wartime acts of mercy.
Colonel and Lawyer. He was arrested for treason and found guilty in a military trial -- sentenced to hang. Friends on both the Confederate and union sides interceded and President Lincoln issued a pardon, one of the earliest of wartime acts of mercy.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 30, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12001/henry_louis-routt: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Louis Routt (22 Apr 1824–23 Feb 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12001, citing Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.