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)
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
1861: Served in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia
Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1863: Commander of 3rd Corps Reserve Artillery at Battle of Gettysburg
1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Artillery
Served in almost every battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia
Noted for his height: 6’4” tall
Occupation after War:
President of Marine & Selma Railroad Company
Engineer for Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Company
Civil Engineer oversaw construction of Virginia State Penitentiary
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
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