{⋆★⋆} BG Walker, Reuben Lindsay

Reuben Lindsay Walker​

Born: May 29, 1827

Birth Place: Logan, Virginia

Father: Captain Meriwether Lewis Walker 1801 – 1861

Mother: Maria Lindsay 1795 – 1871

1st​ Wife: Maria B. Eskridge 1827 – 1855

(Buried: Lindsay Family Cemetery, Ruckersville, Virginia)​

2nd​ Wife: Sally Elam 1834 – 1904

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Children:

Susan Pleasant Walker Satterfield 1861 – 1939​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Sally Lindsay Walker Morris 1870 – 1920​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Education:

1845: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute​

Occupation before War:

Civilian Engineer and Farmer in Virginia​

Civil War Career:

Captain of Purcell Artillery Battery​

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1861: Served in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery​

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1863: Commander of 3rd​ Corps Reserve Artillery at Battle of Gettysburg​

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1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Artillery​

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Served in almost every battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia​

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Noted for his height: 6'4" tall​

Occupation after War:

President of Marine & Selma Railroad Company​

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Engineer for Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Company​

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Civil Engineer oversaw construction of Virginia State Penitentiary​

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Civil Engineer oversaw construction of Texas State Building​

Died: June 7, 1890

Place of Death: Fluvanna County, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Cause of Death: Bright's Disease

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

 

[Pollaco]

He went the whole length of the war without being wounded and He was A.P. Hill's artillery chief..

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Reuben Lindsay Walker! Salutes remembering General Walker on his birthday.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend Birthday Brig. General Reuben Lindsay Walker! Salutes remembering General Walker on his birthday weekend.