Henry S. Halbert

Henry S. Halbert
Born	January 14, 1837 Pickens County, Alabama, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1916(1916-05-09) (aged 79) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	historian
Notable works	The Creek War of 1813 and 1814
Spouse	Never married

Henry Sale Halbert (January 14, 1837 – May 9, 1916) was an American historian. He is known for writing The Creek War of 1813 and 1814. The book is a well known source for Choctaw and Creek Indian history.

Halbert was born in Pickens County, Alabama, and was raised in Lowndes County, Mississippi.^[1] In 1857, Halbert earned an M.A. from Tennessee's Union University.^[1] He served with the Texas State troops in 1860.^[1] Most of his Texas military action was against Indians.^[1] When the American Civil War began, Halbert enrolled with the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment, Confederate Army.^[1] He was wounded at New Hope, Georgia in 1864.^[1]

From 1866 to 1872, Halbert taught at Waco University in Texas.^[1] He also taught at other academic institutions in Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama.^[1] From 1884 to 1899, Halbert was involved with the Mississippi Choctaws.^[1] Halbert became acquainted with the Indian's knowledge during his time among the Choctaws.^[1] Much of this information formed the bases of his works and helped him become an authority on the Choctaw and Creek Indians.^[1]

In 1904, he began to work at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.^[1] He was the author of numerous publications for the American Antiquarian, The American Anthropologist, and many others.^[1] He was co-editor of a dictionary of the Choctaw language.^[1]

Halbert died of tuberculosis on May 9, 1916.^[1] He was buried in Montgomery, Alabama.

• 1895. The Creek War of 1813 and 1814. Chicago, Illinois: Donohue & Henneberry; Montgomery, Alabama: White, Woodruff, & Fowler. Co-written with Timothy H. Ball.

• Timothy H. Ball
• William Bartram
• Cyrus Byington
• Horatio B. Cushman
• Angie Debo
• Gideon Lincecum
• John R. Swanton

• Henry S. Halbert at Find a Grave