H. L. Routt

Birth: Apr. 22, 1824
Woodford County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Feb. 23, 1881
Clay County
Missouri, USA

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.

Family links:
Spouse:
Catherine Routt (1828 - 1906)*

Children:
Henry L Routt (1857 - 1858)*
Mattie Routt Carr (1866 - 1918)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Fairview Cemetery
Liberty
Clay County
Missouri, USA
Plot: Fairview, Block 36, Lot 5, Space 3

Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Aug 31, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 12001

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H. L. Routt, Captain, Clay County Mounted Rifles, listed as Rept. Hdq., SO #2, Dist. of Ark. Mo., S. G. Price, May 17, 1861, no other records

Miscellaneous, Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records