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Christopher Alexander "Alex" Haun (September 14, 1821 – December 11, 1861) was a potter from Greene County, Tennessee, regarded as one of the most notable and skilled of the antebellum period.
Found guilty of treason by a Confederate military court, Haun was executed on December 11, 1861, in Knoxville. Few letters are more touching than his last words, written to his wife, Elizabeth, from his jail cell on the day he was hanged: I have the promise that my body will be sent home to you.
Dec 11, 2012 · Christopher Alexander (“Alex”) Haun was perhaps the finest potter in antebellum Tennessee. He never had the chance to become the finest in post-bellum Tennessee because he was hanged in Knoxville this date in 1861 as an incendiarist.
Nov 14, 2011 · There the brothers, joined by Christopher Haun, Henry Fry and Jacob Hinshaw, finalized their plot to destroy the nearby Lick Creek railroad bridge on Nov. 8. This was no local conspiracy,...
Oct 8, 2017 · Christopher Alexander Haun, one of southern Appalachia’s most significant antebellum potters, was also one of the famous Greene County “bridgeburners” of the early Civil War era in Tennessee.
- Sarah Elizabeth Hickman
Christopher Hahn is an American attorney, political commentator, Democratic Party activist, and Fox News contributor.
Aug 31, 2021 · Christopher Alexander Haun was hanged Dec. 11, 1861 for his part in burning the bridge that crossed Lick Creek in Greene County, Tennessee. Despite being part of the Confederacy, Greene County, like other local areas, had mixed sentiments.
