Henry Caldwell
Dr Henry Martyn Caldwell (born September 5, 1836 in Greenville, Alabama, died August 7, 1895 in Birmingham) was, from 1875 until his death, president of the Elyton Land Company which had created the city of Birmingham and continued with the work of developing residential and resort properties in the city. He also founded the Birmingham Trust and Savings Company and helped found First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham.
Early life
Caldwell was born in 1836 to North Carolina native John Caruthers Caldwell and the former Elizabeth Black, of South Carolina, in the town of Greenville, Alabama, where he attended school and went to the University of Pennsylvania to study medicine.
After graduating he returned to Greenville and practiced his profession until entering the service of the Confederate Army at the start of the Civil War. He entered the 33rd Alabama Infantry as a surgeon and served through the entire course of the war, returning to his Greenville practice afterward.