Henry Atkinson (soldier)

Henry Atkinson
Born	1782 Person County, North Carolina
Died	June 14, 1842(1842-06-14) (aged 60) Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Buried	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1808–1842
Rank	Colonel 1813 Brevet Brigadier General 1820
Spouse(s)	Mary Ann Bullitt (married 1826)

Henry Atkinson (1782 – June 14, 1842) was a United States army officer serving on the western frontier during the War of 1812 and the Yellowstone expedition. With Benjamin O'Fallon, he negotiated treaties with Indigenous nations of the upper Missouri River in 1825. Over his career in the army, he served in the West, the Gulf Coast, and in New York at the border with The Canadas.^[1]