Robert Selph Henry

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Robert Selph Henry


Born
in Clifton, Tennessee, The United States
October 20, 1889

Died
August 19, 1970

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Colonel Robert Selph Henry (October 20, 1889 – August 19, 1970) was an American lawyer, railroad executive and historian. He was an executive of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway from 1921 to 1934, and the Vice President of the Association of American Railroads from 1934 to 1958. He was the author of several books about the history of the Southern United States, including the American Civil War and the Mexican–American War, as well as railroads. He was the 1957 president of the Southern Historical Association. A veteran of World War I, he was a reservist until his 1952 retirement as a colonel.

He died on August 19, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia, and he was buried in Nashville.

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First with the Most: Nathan...

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The Story of the Confederacy

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The Story of the Mexican War

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The Story of Reconstruction

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As They Saw Forrest: Some R...

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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Trains

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First With The Most: Forrest

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