Powhatan Henry Clarke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Powhatan Henry Clarke

United States Army officer and Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1862

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1893

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Powhatan Henry Clarke (October 9, 1862 – July 21, 1893) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Geronimo Campaign in Sonora, Mexico.
He received the medal for rescuing a wounded soldier on May 3, 1886. Clarke's granddaughter was pioneering female photographer Bayard Wootten of New Bern North Carolina.
The interesting history doesn't stop there.
Clarke's sister, Wootten's grandmother was also a well respected writer, calling among her ardent readers and friends General and Mary Robert E.
Lee, President Jefferson Davis, General Longstreet, Oliver Wendell Holmes and many other notable persons of the era.