Henry Clay (Fort Pillow)

Henry Clay was a soldier with the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry (U.S.). He participated at the Battle of Fort Pillow. He was able to surrender to Confederate soldier Matt Ward, who weighed shooting the pleading "homemade Yankee", but decided allow Clay to surrender. Ward plundered Clay's belongings and sent him back to the lines.

Clay introduced himself by saying his name was just like the "big shot from way back when." Ward found Clay's name amusing.