William Henry Forney - Jacksonville, AL. - Alabama Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

William Henry Forney
1823 – 1894
Brigader General C.S.A

William Henry Forney severed with the Army of Northern Virginia 1861-1865 he was wounded in battle five times.

He was one of four distinguished sons of Jacob Forney and Sabina Swope Hoke of Jacksonville who held commissions in the Confederate Army.

Member of the U.S. Congress 1875-1893. Member of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Veteran of the Mexican War, 1846.

General John H. Forney Historical Society - 1963

Marker Name: William Henry Forney Marker Type: Urban Addtional Information:: The Mexican-American War was an armed military conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas. Mexico did not recognize the secession of Texas in 1836; it considered Texas a rebel province. [Source Wikipedia] Date Dedicated / Placed: 1963 Marker Number: none

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