Henry Harrison Walker
Born: October 15, 1832
Birth Place: Sussex County, Virginia
Father: John Harrison Walker 1808 – 1852
(Buried: Hunting Quarter Plantation Cemetery, Sussex County, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Louise Cargill 1808 -
Wife: Mary Stuart Mercer 1841 – 1925
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, New Jersey)
Children:
Alice Stuart Walker Lewis 1877 – 1973
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey)
Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (41st in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Newport Barracks, Kentucky
1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Thorn, New Mexico
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1855: Scout for the United States Army
1855: Served in the March to Fort Stanton, New Mexico
1855 – 1857: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1855 – 1857: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1857 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1857: Aide-de-camp to Governor Walker of Kansas
1857 – 1860: Aide-de-camp to Brevet Brig. General Clarke
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Churchill, Nevada
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 3rd
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in the Confederate Army Infantry
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 40th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 40th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded twice during the Battle of Gaines Mill
1862 – 1863: Served in the Defenses of Richmond Virginia
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General in Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Wounded in the foot during the Battle of Spotsylvania
1864: Served on Court Martial Duty in Richmond Virginia
1864 – 1865: Served in the Defenses of Richmond Virginia
1865: Brought news of Lee's Surrender to President Davis
1865: Paroled in Richmond Virginia on May 7, 1865
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1912: Investment Banker in Morristown, New Jersey
Died: March 22, 1912
Place of Death: Morristown, New Jersey
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, New Jersey
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