Editing Henderson County, Tennessee (section)

==History==
Henderson County was established in 1821; it was named after Lt. Colonel James Henderson,<ref>[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/regimental-histories-tennessee-units-during-war-1812 Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812; refer to 1st infantry regiment under Col. William Metcalf.] Accessed February 8, 2017.</ref> Jr. (1775–1814), of the Tennessee State [[Militia (United States)|Militia]], who was killed in late December 1814 [[Battle of New Orleans|below New Orleans]] during a clash with the [[British Army]]. Henderson is said to have served in earlier conflicts such as the [[Creek War|Creek Indian war]], which took place during the same overall time period as the [[War of 1812]].

After the [[Battle of New Orleans]], Major General [[William Carroll (Tennessee politician)|William Carroll]]’s Tennessee [[brigade]], which was the largest single force under General [[Andrew Jackson]]’s command in Louisiana, established their outgoing camp upriver from New Orleans and named it ''Camp Henderson''.

General Carroll's first term as the [[Governor of Tennessee]] began the same year that Henderson County was established.

The county seat, Lexington, was laid out in 1822.<ref name=tehc />  Like many Tennessee counties, Henderson was divided during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].  [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] sentiment was strongest in the western half of the county (where most of the county's plantations were located), while [[Union (Civil War)|Union]] support was strongest in the hilly eastern half.<ref name=tehc /> In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Henderson County voted to remain in the Union by a margin of 1,013 to 800,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votearchive.com/tn-sec-ref-1861/|publisher=Vote Archive|title=Tennessee Secession Referendum, 1861}}</ref> being one of only eight counties in [[West Tennessee|West]] or [[Middle Tennessee]] to vote against secession. Earlier on February 9, 1861, Henderson County voters had voted against holding a secession convention by a margin of 1,105 to 619.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votearchive.com/tn-sec-conv-vote-1861/|title=Tennessee Vote on Secession Convention, 1861|publisher=[[The Fayetteville Observer|Fayetteville Observer]]|date=March 21, 1861}}</ref>